Ancillary vs Contributory - What's the difference?
ancillary | contributory | Synonyms |
Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary; accessory.
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Something that serves an ancillary function, such as an easel for a painter.
(archaic) An auxiliary; a subordinate.
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Of, pertaining to, or involving a contribution
Tending to contribute to a result
Ancillary is a synonym of contributory.
As adjectives the difference between ancillary and contributory
is that ancillary is subordinate; secondary; auxiliary; accessory while contributory is of, pertaining to, or involving a contribution.As a noun ancillary
is something that serves an ancillary function, such as an easel for a painter.ancillary
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- how easily he took all things along with him,—the persons, the opinions, and the day, and nature became ancillary to a man.
- [E]very organ of the body, whatever function it may perform, must also perform the other four functions in an ancillary manner.