accumulative, cumulative
(adjective) increasing by successive addition; “the benefits are cumulative”; “the eventual accumulative effect of these substances”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cumulative (comparative more cumulative, superlative most cumulative)
Incorporating all current and previous data up to the present or at the time of measuring or collating
That is formed by an accumulation of successive additions
(linguistics) Adding one statement to another.
That tends to accumulate
(finance) Having priority rights to receive a dividend that accrue until paid
Source: Wiktionary
Cu"mu*la*tive (k"m-l-tv), a. Etym: [Cf. F. cumulatif.]
1. Composed of parts in a heap; forming a mass; agregated. "As for knowledge which man receiveth by teaching, it is cumulative, njt original." Bacon
2. Augmenting, gaining, or giving force, by successive additions; as, a cumulative argument, i. e., one whose force increases as the statement proceeds. The argument . . . is in very truth not logical and single, but moral and cumulative. Trench.
3. (Law) (a) Tending to prove the same point to which other evidence has been offered; -- said of evidence. (b) Given by same testator to the same legatee; -- said of a legacy. Bouvier. Wharton.
Cumulative action (Med.), that action of certain drugs, by virtue of which they produce, when administered in small doses repeated at considerable intervals, the same effect as if given in a single large dose.
– Cumulative poison, a poison the action of which is cumulative.
– Cumulative vote or system of voting (Politics), that system which allows to each voter as many votes as there are persons to be voted for, and permits him to accumulate these votes upon one person, or to distribute them among the candidates as he pleases.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.