accumulative

Other forms: accumulatively

Definitions of accumulative
  1. adjective
    increasing by successive addition
    “the eventual accumulative effect of these substances”
    synonyms: cumulative
    additive
    characterized or produced by addition
  2. adjective
    marked by acquiring or amassing
    “we live in an accumulative society”
    synonyms:
    acquisitive
    eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas
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