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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. increasing by successive addition;
- Example: "the benefits are cumulative"
- Example: "the eventual accumulative effect of these substances"
[syn: accumulative, cumulative]

2. marked by acquiring or amassing;
- Example: "we live in an accumulative society"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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