contributary
English
Adjective
contributary (comparative more contributary, superlative most contributary)
- contributory
- tributary; contributing
- D'Anville (in translation)
- It was situated on the Ganges, at the place where this river received a contributary stream.
- D'Anville (in translation)
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for contributary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)