mellog13

[mellog13]

My mother, who was a teacher, said the word "dark-complected" was incorrect and that "dark-complexioned" was the correct form. Is she correct?

 

[bhaisahab]

My mother, who was a teacher, said the word "dark-complected" was incorrect and that "dark-complexioned" was the correct form. Is she correct?

I would say she was right.

 

[mellog13]

Thank you!
My mother is smiling from somewhere!!

 

[Raymott]

My mother, who was a teacher, said the word "dark-complected" was incorrect and that "dark-complexioned" was the correct form. Is she correct?

At least one dictionary would say no:
complected - definition of complected by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

 

[bhaisahab]

At least one dictionary would say no:
complected - definition of complected by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

Yes, but it's listed as US dialect for "complexioned".

 

[mellog13]

So as a form of "dialect" does that mean complected is accepted as a proper form of complexioned? My brother suggested that it could be one of those words that is so misused it becomes accepted.

 

[bhaisahab]

So as a form of "dialect" does that mean complected is accepted as a proper form of complexioned? My brother suggested that it could be one of those words that is so misused it becomes accepted.

I think that maybe your brother is right, although I had never seen "complected" before, perhaps it's uniquely American. The dictionary link does mention Texas.