Word Definition

Cumulative

  1. Composed of parts in a heap; forming a mass; aggregated.
  2. Tending to prove the same point to which other evidence has been offered; -- said of evidence.
  3. Given by same testator to the same legatee; -- said of a legacy.
  4. Augmenting, gaining, or giving force, by successive additions; as, a cumulative argument, i. e., one whose force increases as the statement proceeds.