complicitly

English

Etymology

From complicit +‎ -ly.

Adverb

complicitly (comparative more complicitly, superlative most complicitly)

  1. In a complicit manner.
    • 2010 November 26, Alex Klaushofer, Paradise Divided: A Portait of Lebanon‎[1], Andrews UK Limited, →ISBN:
      Every time he bosses someone into a seat or hustles a passenger off, people roll their eyes or smile complicitly.
    • 2016 June 21, Roxana Robinson, Asking for Love: Stories‎[2], Open Road Media, →ISBN:
      “Okay, Nessa,” Susan said, and she smiled complicitly at Hilary.

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