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Contributory vs Contributary - What's the difference?

contributory | contributary |

As adjectives the difference between contributory and contributary

is that contributory is of, pertaining to, or involving a contribution while contributary is contributory.

contributory

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, or involving a contribution
  • Tending to contribute to a result

    • Derived terms

    * contributory negligence

    contributary

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • contributory
  • tributary; contributing
  • * D'Anville (in translation)
    • It was situated on the Ganges, at the place where this river received a contributary stream.
    (Webster 1913)