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accumulative

Adjective CEFR C1
əˈkjum.jəˌleɪ.tɪv

Definitions

  1. Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass
  2. Having a propensity to amass; acquisitive.

Equivalents

Deutschakkumulativ
Portuguêsacumulativo
Italianoaccumulativo
4 more languages
Češtinaakumulační
Suomiakkumulatiivinen
Bahasa Indonesiaakumulatif
Polskiakumulacyjny

Examples

“At the back of it all was a nebulous, accumulative foreboding; a gathering together in the cumulus sky; a mounting excitement in the heart of secrecy […]”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

accumulatory accurate accurater accuratest accursed accurst

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