Contributive

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Contributive \Con*trib"u*tive\, a.
     Contributing, or tending to contribute. --Fuller.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  contributive
       adj : 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" [syn: {conducive}, {contributing(a)},
              {contributory}, {tributary}]