accumulative
Americanadjective
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tending to accumulate or arising from accumulation; cumulative.
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tending to accumulate wealth; acquisitive.
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Etymology
Origin of accumulative
First recorded in 1645–55; accumulate + -ive
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The chimpanzees may have left the area, but you are lucky nonetheless, because you have stumbled upon evidence of a rare — and potentially cultural — chimpanzee behavior: accumulative stone throwing.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
As for questions about her age, she said, "I have accumulative youth."
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
The debut film as writer-director from acclaimed playwright Annie Baker, “Janet Planet” sneaks up on you with a quiet, accumulative emotional power.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2024
She said it was an 11.5% increase in April, and an "accumulative increase" of more than 30% since 2018.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2023
A thousand little Circumstances were a kind of accumulative Evidence, which in these Cases may be admitted.
From A Character of King Charles the Second by George Savile, Marquis of Halifax
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