tu·ber·cu·lar
tu̇-ˈbər-kyə-lər 
tyu̇-
1
a
: of, relating to, or affected with tuberculosis
a tubercular patient
b
: caused by the tubercle bacillus
tubercular meningitis
2
: characterized by lesions that are or resemble tubercles
tubercular leprosy
3
: relating to, resembling, or constituting a tubercle
a tubercular lump
: a person with tuberculosis
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 Sep. 2024
For Anton Chekhov, the balmy Crimean climate was his last comfort as his tubercular condition advanced.
—Susan Richards, Foreign Affairs, 16 Mar. 2014
Maria was tubercular, and John was perpetually ill; John Keats was among the fugitives seeking clean air there.
—Dominic Green, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2022
With our tubercular planet and medieval-minded politicians, goth remains—perhaps sadly—relevant.
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Adjective
Celebrated in time for his distinctively lanky, almond-eyed interpretations of the human form, the Italian painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani died in 1920 at the age of just 35, tubercular and destitute and celebrated for very little indeed.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 Sep. 2024
For Anton Chekhov, the balmy Crimean climate was his last comfort as his tubercular condition advanced.
—Susan Richards, Foreign Affairs, 16 Mar. 2014
Maria was tubercular, and John was perpetually ill; John Keats was among the fugitives seeking clean air there.
—Dominic Green, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2022
With our tubercular planet and medieval-minded politicians, goth remains—perhaps sadly—relevant.
—Michelle Tea, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Mar. 2023
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“Tubercular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tubercular. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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tubercular
1 of 2 adjective
tu·ber·cu·lar
t(y)u̇-ˈbər-kyə-lər
1
a
: of, relating to, or affected with tuberculosis : tuberculous
b
: caused by the tubercle bacillus
tubercular meningitis
2
: characterized by lesions that are or resemble tubercles
3
: relating to, resembling, or constituting a tubercle : tuberculated
tubercular
2 of 2 noun
: an individual affected with tuberculosis
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