com·plect·ed (k?m-pl?k?t?d)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.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.complected (k?m?pl?kt?d) adj (in combination) a US dialect word for complexionedCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014com?plect?ed (k?m?pl?k t?d) 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. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.