complicit
[ kuhm-plis-it ]
/ kəmˈplɪs ɪt /
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adjective
choosing to be involved in an illegal or questionable act, especially with others; having complicity.
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Origin of complicit
First recorded in 1855–60; back formation from complicity
Words nearby complicit
complicacy, complicate, complicated, complication, complice, complicit, complicity, complier, compliment, complimentary, complimentary close
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complicit
/ (ˌkɒmˈplɪsɪt) /
adjective
involved with others in reprehensible or illegal activity
Word Origin for complicit
C20: back formation from complicity
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