In a way that involves accumulating or building up; in a manner characterized by gathering or increasing over time.
From accumulative + '-ly' (adverb-forming suffix). Creates an adverbial form to describe how actions or processes happen in an accumulating manner.
Learning happens accumulatively—your brain doesn't suddenly understand calculus, but each lesson builds on the last, which is why spacing out studying over weeks beats cramming the night before.
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