contributive

Example Sentences

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Nevertheless, they quickly became friends, and when he was asked to compose the score, Mr. Williams agreed immediately: “I thought ‘Dear Basketball’ was a very reassuring and contributive little piece.”

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2018

By whose fault are the children of immigrants contributive members of American society?

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2017

"We're really trying to do this in a supportive and contributive way," said Peter Kujawski, managing director of Universal Pictures International Productions.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2015

"I'm just looking for ways to be contributive," Kilmer told The Associated Press on Thursday.

From Time Magazine Archive

The last example shows that verbs can be drained of life when they are turned into adjectives, too, as when contribute becomes contributive to or aspire becomes on the aspirational level.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker