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complected
[ kuhm-plek-tid ]
/ kəmˈplɛk tɪd /
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adjective
complexioned (usually used in combination): a light-complected boy.
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Origin of complected
1800–10, Americanism;complect- (back formation from complexion, presumably taken as *complection) + -ed3
usage note for complected
Complected, a back formation from complexion, is an Americanism dating from the early 19th century. Although it has been criticized by some as a dialectal or nonstandard substitution for complexioned, it occurs in the speech of educated persons and occasionally in edited writing.
Words nearby complected
complaisance, complaisant, complanate, compleat, complect, complected, complection, complement, complemental, complemental air, complementarity
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