contributorily
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7.8
- adverb
- /kənˈtrɪb.jəˌtɔːr.ɪ.li/
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contributivamente
- Neither the parties' submissions nor the Court's own research has revealed any case holding the mere owner of an internet account contributorily or vicariously liable for the infringing activities of third persons.
- contributorily negligent
Examples
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Her research contributorily contributed to the success of the project by uncovering new insights.
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The team's collaborative efforts were contributorily instrumental in achieving the final goal.
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After she sued the municipality, the defendant responded that McFarlane had been contributorily negligent because she had failed to take appropriate care to avoid a hazard of which she was aware.
Academic text (1998) -
The main ruling is that the folks uploading infringing videos are direct infringers, but myVidster isn't contributorily liable for letting users link to those infringing videos.
Blog text (2) -
The organization contributorily supported the event by providing volunteers and resources.
Synonyms
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6.9
In a way that shows one thing directly leads to another
Antonyms
How Contributory
Surface Forms
Morphology
contributorily = contributory (transparent) = contribute + ory + ly
Formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'contributory', yielding a straightforward adverbial meaning.
Etymology
Contributorily comes from contribute, which has the part con- meaning 'together' and a root like tribute meaning 'give'. So something that acts contributorily is 'giving' or 'adding' a part that helps to cause the result.