accumulative

[uh-kyoo-myuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv]

adjective

1. tending to accumulate or arising from accumulation; cumulative.

2. tending to accumulate wealth; acquisitive.

Other Word Forms

• accumulatively adverb
• accumulativeness noun
• nonaccumulative adjective
• nonaccumulatively adverb
• nonaccumulativeness noun
• unaccumulative adjective
• unaccumulatively adverb
• unaccumulativeness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of accumulative¹

First recorded in 1645–55; accumulate + -ive

Example Sentences

There’s something about AI being this accumulative source that is like what genre is based on — moves we make to move forward based on looking back at how structures and language are built.

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"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."

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"He wears down his opponents and eventually the punches take their toll. It's accumulative," Rankin said.

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It did not specify whether the 25 million devices target referred to annual or accumulative shipments between now and 2026.

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“This one is a longer-lasting heat wave, which brings accumulative effects of not cooling down at night and particularly harming the homeless population.”

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