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CONTRIBUTIVE, a. Tending to contribute; contributing; having the power or qualit...
CONTRIBUTOR, n. One who contributes; one who gives or pays money to a common sto...
CONTRIBUTORY, a. Contributing to the same stock or purpose; promoting the same e...
CONTRISTATE, v.t. [L.] To make sorrowful. [Not used.]
CONTRISTATION, n. The act of making sad. [Not used.]
CONTRITE, a. [L., to break or bruise; to rub or wear. See Trite.] Literally, wor...
CONTRITELY, adv. In a contrite manner; with penitence.
CONTRITENESS, n. Deep sorrow and penitence for sin.
CONTRITION, n. [L.] 1. The act of grinding or rubbing to powder. 2. Penitence; d...
CONTRIVABLE, a. [See Contrive .] That may be contrived; capable of being planned...
CONTRIVANCE, n. [See Contrive .] 1. The act of inventing, devising or planning. ...
CONTRIVE, v.t. 1. To invent; to devise; to plan. Our poet has always some beauti...
CONTRIVED, pp. Invented; planned; devised.
CONTRIVEMENT, n. Contrivance; invention.
CONTRIVER, n. An inventor; one who plans or devises; a schemer.
CONTRIVING, ppr. Planning; forming in design.