conspiratorially
adverb/kənˌspɪrəˈtɔːriəli/
/kənˌspɪrəˈtɔːriəli/
- in a way that is connected with, or makes you think of, a conspiracy (= a secret plan to do something illegal)
- Environmentalists do not conspiratorially draw up lists of unacceptable individuals.
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- in a way that suggests that a secret is being shared
- ‘Guess how much it was,’ she whispered conspiratorially.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryConspiratorially is used with these verbs:- lean
- smile
- whisper
- …
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