contributory
AdjectiveUS[kuhn-trib-yuh-taw-ree]/kənˈtrɪbjəˌtɔri/5 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adjective (1)
- tending to bring about; being partly responsible for“working conditions are not conducive to productivity”“the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city”“a contributory factor”Synonyms: conducivecontributingcontributivetributaryOpposite noncausalSimilar causative
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Con·trib′u·to·ry adjective
Contributing to the same stock or purpose; promoting the same end; bringing assistance to some joint design, or increase to some common stock; contributive. John Milton
Bonfires of contributory wood.— George Chapman
Contributory negligence Law, negligence by an injured party, which combines with the negligence of the injurer in producing the injury, and which bars recovery when it is the proximate cause of the injury. Francis Wharton
Con·trib′u·to·ry noun; pl. Contributories (…).
One who contributes, or is liable to be called upon to contribute, as toward the discharge of a common indebtedness. Benjamin Vaughan. Abbott
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54