Accumulative

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Accumulative \Ac*cu"mu*la*tive\, a.
     Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass;
     cumulative; additional. -- {Ac*cu"mu*la*tive*ly}, adv. --
     {Ac*cu"mu*la*tive*ness}, n.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  accumulative
       adj 1: increasing by successive addition; "the benefits are
              cumulative"; "the eventual accumulative effect of
              these substances" [syn: {cumulative}]
       2: marked by acquiring or amassing; "we live in an accumulative
          society"