accumulative
tending to accumulate or arising from accumulation; cumulative.
tending to accumulate wealth; acquisitive.
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Origin of accumulative
1Other words from accumulative
- ac·cu·mu·la·tive·ly, adverb
- ac·cu·mu·la·tive·ness, noun
- non·ac·cu·mu·la·tive, adjective
- non·ac·cu·mu·la·tive·ly, adverb
- non·ac·cu·mu·la·tive·ness, noun
- un·ac·cu·mu·la·tive, adjective
- un·ac·cu·mu·la·tive·ly, adverb
- un·ac·cu·mu·la·tive·ness, noun
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How to use accumulative in a sentence
Current algorithms rely heavily on activities and accumulative quality information from billions of internet users.
So I think that it’s been normalized in a kind of accumulative way.
Resurfacing ‘Life’s Swell,’ the Story That Produced ‘Blue Crush’ | jversteegh | November 4, 2021 | Outside OnlineTheir failure is of the everyday variety—accumulative and quietly disappointing.
100 Years of Wrigley Field: Are the Chicago Cubs Horrible Because of the Ballpark? | Luke Epplin | March 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJoy and pleasure are of a transitory nature only, while pain and sorrow are of a permanent and accumulative character.
Tyranny of God | Joseph LewisNext: ‘Aia’ is generally an accumulative yet depreciative termination.
The Browning Cyclopdia | Edward Berdoe
People with accumulative minds wander through the museum, very interesting, "Just look at this mosaic, John."
Vignettes Of San Francisco | Almira BaileyBut the stimulus which one invention afforded to another gave an accumulative power to the application of new methods.
The Evolution of Modern Capitalism | John Atkinson HobsonThere is a well-marked distinction between the excitable and what I will call the accumulative temperament in patients.
Notes on Nursing | Florence Nightingale
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