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cumulatively, adv.|ˈkjuːmjʊlətɪvlɪ| [f. prec. + -ly2.] In a cumulative manner.
1644Maxwell Prerog. Chr. Kings i. 8 This power is transferred onely cumulatively. 1660Bond Scut. Reg. 70 Puritans and other Sectaries..pretend that the Government originally proceedeth, and habitually resideth in the people, but is cumulatively and communicatively derived from them, unto the king, and therefore the people..resuming the Collated power into their own hands again, may transfer it to any other whom they please. 1827Hare Guesses (1859) 46 It..does not proceed cumulatively and step by step. 1887Lowell Old Eng. Dramatists (1892) 13 A national consciousness, made..cumulatively operative by the existence..of a national capital. |