"contributive" meaning in English

See contributive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more contributive [comparative], most contributive [superlative]
Etymology: From contribute + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|contribute|ive}} contribute + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} contributive (comparative more contributive, superlative most contributive)
  1. Tending to contribute; making a contribution Derived forms: contributively, contributiveness, contributivity, noncontributive
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