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 — [[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
