collusive

[kuh-loo-siv]

adjective

1. involving collusion; fraudulently contrived by agreement.

   a collusive agreement to increase prices.

Other Word Forms

• collusively adverb
• collusiveness noun
• noncollusive adjective
• noncollusively adverb
• noncollusiveness noun
• precollusive adjective
• uncollusive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of collusive¹

First recorded in 1665–75; collus(ion) + -ive