accumulative Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite increasing by successive addition
    cumulative.
    • the benefits are cumulative
    • the eventual accumulative effect of these substances
  2. adjective satellite marked by acquiring or amassing
    • we live in an accumulative society

WordNet


Ac*cu"mu*la*tive adjective
Definitions
  1. Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass; cumulative; additional. -- Ac*cu"mu*la*tive*ly, adv. -- Ac*cu"mu*la*tive*ness, n.

Webster 1913