adj.
Pronunciation: ə - ' kyü-m(y) ə - ˌ l ā -tiv, -l ə -
Function: adjective
Date: 1647
1 : CUMULATIVE <an age of rapid and accumulative change>
2 : tending or given to accumulation
– ac · cu · mu · la · tive · ly adverb
– ac · cu · mu · la · tive · ness noun