Dictionary

conspiratorial en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /kənˌspɪɹəˈtɔːɹɪəl/

Etymology

From Latin cōnspīrātōrius + -al. By surface analysis, conspirator + -ial.

Meanings

1. Pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators.
   • 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.” 1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter X, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC:
   • His conspiratorial whispers were soft, but that just attracted more attention.
2. (proscribed, sometimes) Believing in conspiracy theories.
   • Conspiratorial thinking is another predictor of vaccine hesitancy, according to the 2018 study. 2021 April 29, Sabrina Tavernise, “Vaccine Skepticism Was Viewed as a Knowledge Problem. It’s Actually About Gut Beliefs.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2021:

Forms

Deriveds

unconspiratorial · conspiratorialism · nonconspiratorial · conspiratorialist · conspiratorially · anti-conspiratorial

Relateds

conspiratorily · conspirator · conspiracy

Synonyms

conspirative · conspirational · conspiratory

Translations (27)

sh konspirativan (pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators) · ar تَآمُرِيّ (pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators) · nl conspirationeel (pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators) · pl konspiracyjny (pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators) · gv co-vollaghtagh (pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators) · el συνωμοτικός (pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators) · sh заверенички (pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators) · tr komplocu (pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators) · gv co-chialgagh (pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators) · it cospirativo (pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators) · de konspirativ (pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators) · es conspirativo (pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators) · sh завјеренички (pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators) · sh zavjerenički (pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators) · pl spiskowy (pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators) · nb konspiratorisk (pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators) · fi juoniva (pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators) · cmn 阴谋者的 (pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators) · am አድመኛ (pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators) · hy դավադրապաշտական (pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators) · de verschwörerisch (pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators) · fi salaliitto- (pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators) · nn konspiratorisk (pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators) · sh zaverenički (pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators) · sh конспиративан (pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators) · fr conspiratoire (pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators) · it cospiratorio (pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators)