complicit

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /kəmˈplɪs.ɪt/ Rhymes: -ɪsɪt === Adjective === complicit (comparative more complicit, superlative most complicit) Associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature. ==== Synonyms ==== complicitous ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== complicity ==== Descendants ==== → Portuguese: complícito ==== Translations ==== === References === “complicit”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.