contributory

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

Contributory \Con*trib"u*to*ry\, a.
   Contributing to the same stock or purpose; promoting the same
   end; bringing assistance to some joint design, or increase to
   some common stock; contributive. --Milton.
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         Bonfires of contributory wood.           --Chapman.
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   {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. --Wharton.
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Contributory \Con*trib"u*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Contributories}.
   One who contributes, or is liable to be called upon to
   contribute, as toward the discharge of a common indebtedness.
   --Abbott.
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43 Moby Thesaurus words for "contributory":
      accessory, additional, adjuvant, aidful, ancillary, another,
      appurtenant, auxiliary, beneficial, collateral, concessive,
      conducive, constructive, donative, extra, farther, fresh, further,
      furthersome, good for, helpful, intestate, more, new, other, plus,
      positive, profitable, remedial, salutary, serviceable, spare,
      subservient, subsidiary, supernumerary, supplemental,
      supplementary, surplus, testamentary, testate, therapeutic,
      ulterior, useful