Added 13 October 2026
complicit
/kəmˈplɪs.ɪt/ adjective
adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about complicit at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature.
Origin
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.
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