accumulative /əˈkjum.jəˌleɪ.tɪv/ adjective2 •Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amassAt 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 […] — 1959 •Having a propensity to amass; acquisitive. formsmore accumulative · most accumulative