tributary
adjective
1. (of a stream) flowing into a larger stream
Similar word(s): secondary
2. paying tribute
- a tributary colony
Similar word(s): obligated
3. tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
- the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city
- a contributory factor
Similar word(s): causative, conducive, contributing, contributive, contributory
Sentences with tributary as an adjective:
- The Ohio has many tributary streams, and is itself tributary to the Mississippi.