Vocabulary Word
Word: conducive
Definition: helpful; contributive; V. conduce; Ex. conduce to/towards
Definition: helpful; contributive; V. conduce; Ex. conduce to/towards
Sentences Containing 'conducive'
But the life I lead, Miss Manette, is not conducive to health.
Too great humidity is enervating, and not conducive to either mental or physical exertion; on the other hand, too dry air is equally harmful.
We considered it conducive to the happiness of all parties that it should be so.
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