accumulative
Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /ə.ˈkjum.jə.ˌleɪ.tɪv/, /ə.ˈkjum.jə.ˌlə.tɪv/
Adjective

accumulative

  1. Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass
    Synonyms: cumulative, additional
    • 1959, Mervyn Peake, Titus Alone, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, Chapter 88,
      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 […]
  2. Having a propensity to amass; acquisitive.
Translations
  • Portuguese: acumulativo



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