Meaning & use
accumulative
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Increasing gradually through successive additions; growing by accumulation.
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The accumulative effect of small daily habits can lead to major changes over time.
Years of accumulative wear had left the old bridge structurally unsound.
A note on using this word
Very close in meaning to "cumulative," which is far more common; many style guides prefer "cumulative" in formal writing.
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