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tacitly

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tac·it  (tst)
adj.
1. Not spoken: indicated tacit approval by smiling and winking.
2.
a. Implied by or inferred from actions or statements: Management has given its tacit approval to the plan.
b. Law Arising by operation of the law rather than through direct expression.
3. Archaic Not speaking; silent.
[Latin tacitus, silent, past participle of tacre, to be silent.]
tacit·ly adv.
tacit·ness n.
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Adv.1.tacitly - in a tacit manner; by unexpressed agreement; "they are tacitly expected to work 10 hours a day"
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tacitly [ˈtæsɪtlɪ] adv → tácitamente


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We should therefore solve the question by reference to what the poet says himself, or to what is tacitly assumed by a person of intelligence.
The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context
This he did, stopping at the home of Mary Nestor, a pretty girl, who, rumor had it, was tacitly engaged to Tom.
Tom Swift In The Land Of Wonders by Appleton, Victor View in context
He had only himself to please in his choice: his fortune was his own; for as to Frank, it was more than being tacitly brought up as his uncle's heir, it had become so avowed an adoption as to have him assume the name of Churchill on coming of age.
Emma by Austen, Jane View in context
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