contributory
Plural: contributories
Adjective Satellite
- tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
- "a contributory factor"
Adj
- Of, pertaining to, or involving a contribution.
- Tending to contribute to a result.
- Paying tribute, tributary.
Noun
- A person or thing that contributes.
Origin / Etymology
From earlier contributary, from Middle English contributarie, from con- + tributarie after Middle French contributaire.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 19
contributory: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcontributory: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
contributory: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 22
contributory: valid Words With Friends Word