phthisic

Noun

A wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosis; consumption; phthisis.
Any wasting disease.
A person suffering from phthisis.
Any wasting or shrinking of another body part such as, for example, the eye (phthisis bulbi).
pl. -S phthisis

Adj

Of or relating to phthisis or tuberculosis; tubercular; consumptive.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English tisike, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin phthisicus (“suffering from tuberculosis”), from Ancient Greek φθισικός (phthisikós, “consumptive”), from φθίσις (phthísis, “tuberculosis, consumption”).

Scrabble Score: 18

phthisic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
phthisic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
phthisic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

phthisic is a valid Words With Friends word