"cumulatively" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more cumulatively [comparative], most cumulatively [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree 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 cumulātusbor. English cumulate Proto-Indo-European *-wósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English cumulative Proto-Indo-European *leyg- Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English cumulatively From cumulative + -ly. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|cumulative|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree 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 cumulātusbor. English cumulate Proto-Indo-European *-wósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English cumulative Proto-Indo-European *leyg- Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English cumulatively From cumulative + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} cumulatively (comparative more cumulatively, superlative most cumulatively)
  1. In a cumulative manner.
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