contributory vs promising

contributory

adj
  • Tending to contribute to a result 

  • Of, pertaining to, or involving a contribution 

noun
  • A person or thing that contributes. 

promising

adj
  • Showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion. 

  • a promising young apprentice 

  • Encouraging and inspiring confidence. 

noun
  • The act of making a promise. 

How often have the words contributory and promising occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )