contributory
adjective
pertaining to or of the nature of contribution; contributing.
contributories
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pluralof contributory.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In looking directly at the discomfort of long-term hospitalized psychiatric patients, I found myself faced with behaviors that resulted possibly from a muddle of many contributories.
From Humanistic Nursing by Josephine G. Paterson
Or have the citizens at large, being contributories to the maintenance funds, a right to vote?
From Unitarianism by W.G. Tarrant
He may be assisted, like a trustee in bankruptcy, by a committee of inspection, composed of creditors and contributories.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various
But no man can be truly blessed who has to find many contributories to make up his blessedness.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts by Alexander Maclaren
Such power is not neutralized by our infirmities; it asserts itself under their limiting conditions and makes them its contributories.
From The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians by G. G. Findlay
