accumulative

English

Etymology

accumulate +‎ -ive

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ə.ˈkjum.jə.ˌleɪ.tɪv/, /ə.ˈkjum.jə.ˌlə.tɪv/
- Audio (Southern England) (file)

Adjective

accumulative (comparative more accumulative, superlative most accumulative)

Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass
Synonyms: cumulative, additional
- 1959, Mervyn Peake, chapter 88, in Titus Alone, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode:
  At the back of it all was a nebulous, accumulative foreboding; a gathering together in the cumulus sky; a mounting excitement in the heart of secrecy […]
Having a propensity to amass; acquisitive.

Derived terms

Translations

serving to collect or amass

Chinese:
Mandarin: 累积 (zh) (lěijī)
Finnish: akkumulatiivinen
Italian: accumulativo m, accumulativa f
Polish: akumulacyjny (pl)
Portuguese: acumulativo

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