conspiratorial

English

Etymology

From conspiratory.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kənˌspɪɹəˈtɔːɹɪəl/

Adjective

conspiratorial (comparative more conspiratorial, superlative most conspiratorial)

  1. Pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators.
    His conspiratorial whispers were soft, but that just attracted more attention.
    • 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter X:
      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.”
  2. Believing in conspiracy theories.
    • 2021 April 29, Sabrina Tavernise, “Vaccine Skepticism Was Viewed as a Knowledge Problem. It’s Actually About Gut Beliefs.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
      Conspiratorial thinking is another predictor of vaccine hesitancy, according to the 2018 study.

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