1. in a manner that increases or builds up gradually over time; by accumulation

Examples

• The effects of climate change are felt accumulatively as greenhouse gases build up in the atmosphere.
• Interest on the savings account grows accumulatively each month.
• Small daily habits work accumulatively to produce significant results over a year.
• The evidence against the defendant mounted accumulatively throughout the trial.
• Stress can affect your health accumulatively if left unmanaged.