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implicitly

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im·plic·it  (m-plst)
adj.
1. Implied or understood though not directly expressed: an implicit agreement not to raise the touchy subject.
2. Contained in the nature of something though not readily apparent: "Frustration is implicit in any attempt to express the deepest self" (Patricia Hampl).
3. Having no doubts or reservations; unquestioning: implicit trust.

[Latin implicitus, variant of implictus, past participle of implicre, to entangle; see implicate.]

im·plicit·ly adv.
im·plicit·ness n.
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Adv.1.implicitly - without doubting or questioning; "I implicitly trust him"
2.implicitly - without ever expressing so clearly; "he implicitly assumes that you know the answer"
explicitly - in an explicit manner; "in his foreword Professor Clark puts it explicitly"

implicitly
Translations
implicitly [ɪmˈplɪsɪtlɪ] advimplícitamente
implicitly [ɪmˈplɪsɪtlɪ] advimplicitement; absolument, sans réserve
implicitly [ɪmˈplɪsɪtlɪ] implicit adv (see adj) → implizit; absolut
implicitly [ɪmˈplɪsɪtlɪ] advimplicitamente


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As usual, I accepted them implicitly, and it was not till long afterwards that I understood how worthless they were.
If, from your favourable judgment, I have conceived some esteem for them, it cannot be imputed to vanity; since I should have agreed as implicitly to your opinion, had it been given in favour of any other man's production.
He must have the confirmatory evidence of his nose before venturing to rely too implicitly upon the testimony of his ears and eyes.
 
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