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contributory
adjective as in contributing a result
Example Sentences
It draws on the experience of Finland, where homelessness was effectively reduced by a policy of providing secure accommodation for people, with wrap-around support for contributory issues such as mental health problems and addiction.
However, the presenter denied humiliating his guest, and on Tuesday the coroner ruled that his treatment of Mr Dymond was not a "contributory factor" to the death.
Mr Flack said that transection of the left axillary artery – the main artery to the arm – was also a contributory cause to her death.
Multi-organ failure and hypovolemic shock – where a severe loss of blood or other fluids prevents the heart from pumping enough blood – were also given as contributory causes.
An unfortunate consequence though, he said, was that his workshops attracted hate mail from Neo-Nazis and was a contributory factor to him fleeing his native country.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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