collusive
collusive · more collusive · most collusive
Secretly acting together for a fraudulent or illegal purposeSecretly acting together for a fraudulent or illegal purpose.
US/kəlˈusɪv/
» Tom is convinced his teachers are in a collusive plot to force him to learn.
Meaning
1 sensesSecretly acting together for a fraudulent or illegal purpose.
acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end
Examples
1 sentencesTom is convinced his teachers are in a collusive plot to force him to learn.
Origin
From Latin collūs- + -ive, from Latin collūdere, from con- + lūdere.From Latin collūs- + -ive, from Latin collūdere, from con- + lūdere.
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Forms
more collusive, most collusive| Comparative | more collusive Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most collusive Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end:conniving
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form