Conspiratorial vs Conspiracist - What's the difference?
conspiratorial | conspiracist |
Pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators.
* {{quote-book
, year=1960
, author=
, title=(Jeeves in the Offing)
, section=chapter X
, passage=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.” He bowed from the waist, not that he had much waist. [...] “And when you have got him installed, perhaps I could have a word with you in your pantry,” I said, giving him a '''conspiratorial''' glance. “Certainly, sir,” he responded, giving me a '''conspiratorial''' glance. It was one of those big evenings for ' conspiratorial glances.}}
As an adjective conspiratorial
is pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators.As a noun conspiracist is
a person who puts forward a conspiracy theory.conspiratorial
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- His conspiratorial whispers were soft, but that just attracted more attention.
