“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
accumulative
(adjective) marked by acquiring or amassing; “we live in an accumulative society”
accumulative, cumulative
(adjective) increasing by successive addition; “the benefits are cumulative”; “the eventual accumulative effect of these substances”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
accumulative (comparative more accumulative, superlative most accumulative)
Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass
Synonyms: cumulative, additional
Having a propensity to amass; acquisitive.
Source: Wiktionary
Ac*cu"mu*la*tive, a.
Definition: Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass; cumulative; additional.
– Ac*cu"mu*la*tive*ly, adv.
– Ac*cu"mu*la*tive*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States