complected


com·plect·ed

C0528600 (kəm-plĕk′tĭd)adj. Informal Marked by or having a particular facial complexion. Often used in combination: "A white-haired and ruddy-complected priest stood on the deck of one of the trawlers" (New York Times).
[Back-formation from complection, variant of complexion.]

complected

(kəmˈplɛktɪd) adj (in combination) a US dialect word for complexioned

com•plect•ed

(kəmˈplɛk tɪd)

adj. complexioned: a light-complected child. [1800–10, Amer.; complect-, back formation from complexion, presumably taken as *complection + -ed3] usage: Although criticized by some as a dialectal or nonstandard formation, complected occurs in educated speech and occasionally in edited writing.