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contributive

adjective

  1. give
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English contribute Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English contributive From contribute + -ive.

  1. Tending to contribute; making a contribution

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