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Accumulative — Ac*cu mu*la*tive, a. Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass; cumulative; additional. {Ac*cu mu*la*tive*ly}, adv. {Ac*cu mu*la*tive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
accumulative — index collective, cumulative (increasing), lucrative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
accumulative — *cumulative, summative, additive Analogous words: aggregative, conglomerative (see corresponding nouns at AGGREGATE): multiplicative, augmentative (see corresponding verbs at INCREASE) Contrasted words: dissipating, dispelling, dispersing,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
accumulative — [ə kyo͞om′yo͞o lāt΄iv, ə kyo͞om′yo͞olət iv; ə kyo͞om′yələt iv] adj. 1. resulting from accumulation; cumulative 2. tending to accumulate 3. acquisitive accumulatively adv … English World dictionary
accumulative — cumulative, accumulative are both used in the meaning ‘formed or increasing by successive additions’, although cumulative is now more usual (as in cumulative arguments, effect, evidence, force, etc.). Accumulative is however still found, (there… … Modern English usage
accumulative — [[t]əkju͟ːmjʊlətɪv, AM leɪtɪv[/t]] ADJ If something is accumulative, it becomes greater in amount, number, or intensity over a period of time. The consensus is that risk factors have an accumulative effect. Syn: cumulative … English dictionary
accumulative — adjective Date: 1647 1. cumulative < an age of rapid and accumulative change > 2. tending or given to accumulation • accumulatively adverb • accumulativeness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
accumulative — accumulate ► VERB 1) gather together a number or quantity of. 2) gather or build up. DERIVATIVES accumulation noun accumulative adjective. ORIGIN Latin accumulare heap up , from cumulus a heap … English terms dictionary
accumulative — adj. 1 arising from accumulation; cumulative (accumulative evidence). 2 arranged so as to accumulate. 3 acquisitive; given to hoarding. Derivatives: accumulatively adv … Useful english dictionary
accumulative judgment — A second or additional judgment against a person who has already been convicted and sentenced for another crime; the execution of the second judgment is postponed until the person s first sentence has been completed. Dictionary from West s… … Law dictionary
accumulative sentence — A sentence a court s formal pronouncement of the legal consequences of a person s conviction of a crime additional to others, imposed on a defendant who has been convicted upon an indictment containing several counts, each charging a distinct… … Law dictionary
