phthisic vs splurge

phthisic

noun
  • Any wasting disease. 

  • A wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosis; consumption; phthisis. 

  • A person suffering from phthisis. 

  • Any wasting or shrinking of another body part such as, for example, the eye (phthisis bulbi). 

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

splurge

noun
  • An extravagant indulgence; a spending spree. 

  • An extravagant or ostentatious display. 

verb
  • To (cause to) gush; to flow or move in a rush. 

  • To spend lavishly or extravagantly, especially money. 

  • To produce an extravagant or ostentatious display. 

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