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ac·cu·mu·la·tive
(ə-kyo͞om′yə-lā′tĭv, -lə-tĭv)adj.
1. Characterized by or showing the effects of accumulation; cumulative.
2. Tending to accumulate.
ac·cu′mu·la·tive·ly adv.
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Adj. | 1. | accumulative - increasing by successive addition; "the benefits are cumulative"; "the eventual accumulative effect of these substances" additive - characterized or produced by addition; "an additive process" |
2. | accumulative - marked by acquiring or amassing; "we live in an accumulative society" acquisitive - eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas; "an acquisitive mind"; "an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied" |
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accumulative
adjectiveIncreasing, as in force, by successive additions:
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accumulative
[əˈkjuːmjʊlətɪv] adj (= cumulative) → cumulatif/iveCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005