̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌlā]d.iv, -_lə], ]tiv, -ēv\ adjective
1. : marked by accumulation : produced by accumulation : cumulative
accumulative toxic effects
accumulative rainfall
to have them in their proper order and thereby to receive their accumulative impact — Irving Howe
2. : tending to or given to accumulation : accumulating
nations are imperialistic in their accumulative stage — D.L.Kemmerer
3. : cumulative 4
• ac·cu·mu·la·tive·ly adverb