accumulative

Everyday

Growing bigger by adding one thing after another, so that each part builds on the last. tree →

In the lessons

in the lessons, a kind of tale, such as The Old Woman and her Pig, where each new part adds to the ones before

Examples

• The song is accumulative: each verse adds one more animal. tree →
• An accumulative tale grows longer each time it is told. tree →
• The pile of items became larger in an accumulative way. tree →

Note

each new step adds to the running total, so the count builds up from one step to the next