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collusive

American  
[kuh-loo-siv] / kəˈlu sɪv /

adjective

  1. involving collusion; fraudulently contrived by agreement.

    a collusive agreement to increase prices.

Other Word Forms

  • collusively adverb
  • collusiveness noun
  • noncollusive adjective
  • noncollusively adverb
  • noncollusiveness noun
  • precollusive adjective
  • uncollusive adjective

Etymology

Origin of collusive

First recorded in 1665–75; collus(ion) + -ive

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