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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Pant hooting and buttress drumming are both part of the male chimpanzee display, suggesting that accumulative stone throwing might represent a modification of this common behavior.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
As for questions about her age, she said, "I have accumulative youth."
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
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.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 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
The average intelligent student of to-day may take this fact tentatively, reserving final judgment till accumulative evidence becomes satisfactory and conclusive.
From The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology by J. D. (Jirah Dewey) Buck
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