Complected, a back formation from complexion, is an Americanism dating from the early 19th century. Although it has been criticized by some as a dialectal or nonstandard substitution for complexioned, it occurs in the speech of educated persons and occasionally in edited writing.

Is there a word complected?

Usage of Complected

Not an error, nor a dialectal term, nor nonstandard—all of which it has been labeled—complected still manages to raise hackles. It is an Americanism, almost nonexistent in British English.

What is the past tense of complexion?

Complexioned. Simple past tense and past participle of complect. (US, in combination) Having a specified complexion; complexioned.