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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As for questions about her age, she said, "I have accumulative youth."
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
"Additionally, our study revealed that multiyear La Niña are distinguished from single-year La Niña by a conspicuous onset rate, which foretells its accumulative intensity and climate impacts."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2023
“This one is a longer-lasting heat wave, which brings accumulative effects of not cooling down at night and particularly harming the homeless population.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2022
"It also comes from the accumulative impact of almost two years of a pandemic and having to catch up with a significant backlog."
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2022
To this vision the accumulative tales bring the contribution of art.
From Literature in the Elementary School by MacClintock, Porter Lander
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