ACCUMULATIVE

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


Etymology

Adjective

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



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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