conspiratorial
/kənˌspɪɹəˈtɔːɹɪəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.56 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators.
Example Sentences
- "His conspiratorial whispers were soft, but that just attracted more attention."
- "I pressed the button and he appeared, giving me, as he entered, the sort of conspiratorial glance the acting secretary of a secret society would have given a friend on the membership roll. “Oh, Swordfish,” I said, having given him a conspiratorial glance in return, for one always likes to do the civil thing, “this is Mr Herring, who has come to join our little group.”"
- "Conspiratorial thinking is another predictor of vaccine hesitancy, according to the 2018 study."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Suffix: la:cōnspīrātōrius
Inflected Forms
more conspiratorial (comparative)
most conspiratorial (superlative)