Acceleratory

/əkˈsɛlərətɔri/ adjective

Relating to or causing acceleration; having the effect of speeding something up.

From accelerate + -ory (forming adjectives meaning 'relating to' or 'serving to'). The root Latin accelerare means 'to hasten,' from ad- (to) + celer (swift).

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