accumulative en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /əˈkjum.jəˌleɪ.tɪv/ (US)
- /əˈkjum.jəˌlə.tɪv/ (US)
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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-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cumulō Latin accumulō Latin accumulātusbor. Middle English accumylaten English accumulate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English accumulative From accumulate + -ive.
Meanings
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Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass
At the back of it all was a nebulous, accumulative foreboding; a gathering together in the cumulus sky; a mounting excitement in the heart of secrecy […]
1959, Mervyn Peake, chapter 88, in Titus Alone, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode:
- Having a propensity to amass; acquisitive.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more accumulative | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most accumulative | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
accumulativeness · accumulativity · nonaccumulative · bioaccumulative · accumulatively
Synonyms
Translations (7)
hi संचयशील (serving to collect or amass) · it accumulativo (serving to collect or amass) · fi akkumulatiivinen (serving to collect or amass) · cmn 累积 (serving to collect or amass) · pt acumulativo (serving to collect or amass) · pl akumulacyjny (serving to collect or amass) · id akumulatif (serving to collect or amass)