tubercular
adjective
tu·ber·cu·lar
| \ tu̇-ˈbər-kyə-lər
, tyu̇-\
, tyu̇-\
Definition of tubercular
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: 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
tubercular
nounDefinition of tubercular (Entry 2 of 2)
: a person with tuberculosis
Examples of tubercular in a Sentence
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At the age of eight, Ralph Owen Moody’s tubercular father, looking for a drier climate, moved his family from New Hampshire to a small plot of land in Colorado. — Nr Editors, National Review, "Letters," 12 Sep. 2019 Both Nixon and Trump had older brothers who died prematurely: Nixon’s from tubercular meningitis, Trump’s from alcoholism. — Adam Sternbergh, The Cut, "The Extinction of the Middle Child," 11 July 2018 Before there were seagulls, sisters, orchards or late-night vodka confessionals, there was Anton Chekhov’s 1887 play about a superfluous man torn between his tubercular wife and his landowner’s daughter. — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, "9 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend," 7 June 2018 Americans read about children being eaten alive by rats and concluded that the real horror sat inside their own stomachs, poisoning their bodies with tubercular meat and mystery pork innards. — Sarah Jones, The New Republic, "The USDA Goes Hog Wild," 26 Apr. 2018 To a considerable extent, the preoccupation with tubercular thinness was bolstered by class anxiety. — Rachel Vorona Cote, The New Republic, "The Reality of Women’s Pain," 7 Mar. 2018 One of its sweetest, simplest moments finds the boys performing a play of their own for their ailing mother and being forced to cut the performance short because of her tubercular cough. — John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press, "Review: 'Finding Neverland' flies high with help of charming kids and songs," 13 Feb. 2018 By then antibiotics had relieved the sanatoria of their tubercular residents, allowing them to become hotels. — The Economist, "Trouble on the slopesWinter sports face a double threat, from climate and demographic change," 25 Jan. 2018 Modigliani died of tubercular meningitis at 35 and a distraught Hébuterne, nine months pregnant with their second child, took her own life the following day. — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, "From Renaissance Masters to ’80s Enfants Terribles, Hamish Bowles Presents His European Art Agenda," 19 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tubercular.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for tubercular
tubercular
adjective
tu·ber·cu·lar
| \ t(y)u̇-ˈbər-kyə-lər
\
\
Medical Definition of tubercular
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: 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
nounMedical Definition of tubercular (Entry 2 of 2)
: an individual affected with tuberculosis