Contributive

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Tending to contribute; making a contribution

    "I'm just looking for ways to be contributive," Kilmer told the Associated Press last week. ""

Adjective
  1. 1
    tending to bring about; being partly responsible for wordnet

Synonyms

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Example

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"I'm just looking for ways to be contributive," Kilmer told the Associated Press last week. ""

Etymology

From contribute + -ive.

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