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Definition of conspiratorially adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

conspiratorially

adverb
 
/kənˌspɪrəˈtɔːriəli/
 
/kənˌspɪrəˈtɔːriəli/
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  1. 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.
  2. 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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