"accumulative" meaning in English

See accumulative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈkjum.jəˌleɪ.tɪv/ [US], /əˈkjum.jəˌlə.tɪv/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-accumulative.wav Forms: more accumulative [comparative], most accumulative [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁mósder.? Latin cumulus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cumulō Latin accumulō Latin accumulātusbor. Middle English accumylaten English accumulate Proto-Indo-European *-wósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English accumulative From accumulate + -ive. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|accumulate|-ive|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁mósder.? Latin cumulus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cumulō Latin accumulō Latin accumulātusbor. Middle English accumylaten English accumulate Proto-Indo-European *-wósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English accumulative From accumulate + -ive. Head templates: {{en-adj}} accumulative (comparative more accumulative, superlative most accumulative)
  1. Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass Synonyms: cumulative, additional Translations (serving to collect or amass): 累积 (lěijī) (Chinese Mandarin), akkumulatiivinen (Finnish), संचयशील (sañcayśīl) (Hindi), akumulatif (Indonesian), accumulativo (Italian), akumulacyjny (Polish), acumulativo (Portuguese)
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  2. Having a propensity to amass; acquisitive.
    Sense id: en-accumulative-en-adj-g9i3apj-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: accumulatively, accumulativeness, accumulativity, bioaccumulative, nonaccumulative
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