contributory
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6.3
- adjective
- /kənˈtrɪb.jə.tɔːr.i/
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contributivo
- We believe that multiple contributory factors played an important role in his recovery from the illness.
- contributory factor
- contributory role
- contributory negligence
Examples
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A difficult issue is the contributory role of the Catholic Church itself in conflict in Africa.
Academic text (2010) -
A difficult issue is the contributory role of the Catholic Church in the ongoing conflict in Africa.
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The speed at which some comments were made may also have been a contributory factor.
Academic text (1996) -
The changing population of disabled children is among the key contributory factors in these trends.
Academic text (2009) -
I would propose that both salary and working conditions are significant contributory factors.
Academic text (2002) -
We now examine the possible contributory physical factors affecting the destruction of the port.
Academic text (1991) -
Other hypotheses suggest that indirect contributory factors lead to this association.
Academic text (2003) -
In folklore, moon phases have long been regarded as a strong contributory factor to human behavior.
Academic text (1995) -
The study, in the journal Neurology, found that mood, mobility problems, and pain or discomfort were contributory factors.
Academic text (2014) -
The speed at which some comments were made may also have been a contributory factor in the decision to change the policy.
Synonyms
Helping to cause something by being partly responsible for it
Helping to cause something by adding to it
Antonyms
- Specialized
Not needing payments from employees or not helping to cause something
Compounds
- Formal
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8.6
A person's lack of care that reduces or stops money they can get from the person who caused the injury
How Contributory
Surface Forms
Morphology
contributory = contribute (transparent) = contribute + ory
The adjective is a regular formation from the verb 'contribute' with the productive adjectival suffix '-ory', meaning 'serving to contribute' or 'helping to cause'.
Etymology
Contributory comes from the Latin parts con- 'together' and tribuere 'to give', the same root as tribute. So a contributory factor is something that 'gives' part of the cause — it helps to bring about the result.