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complicit

adj
/kəmˈplɪs.ɪt/UK

Etymology

Most likely a back-formation from complicity, under the influence of words such as explicit, as though the suffix -ity were composed of -it (from Latin -itus) and -y.

  1. derived from -itus) and -y

Definitions

  1. Associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature.

    • It [slavery] has set the seal of a complicit, guilty silence upon the most orthodox pulpits and the saintliest tongues, […]
    • "I confess," and the Englishman turned with a near complicit grin to Hamo, "I have certain vulgar tastes myself."
    • Khan's sale of nuclear secrets and a complicit Pakistani government have made the world a ticking time bomb.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA