CONTRIBUTORY


Meaning of CONTRIBUTORY in English

A ~ factor of a problem or accident is one of the things which caused it to exist or happen. (FORMAL)

We now know that repressing anger is a ~ factor in many physical illnesses.

ADJ: usu ADJ n

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