adverb

implicitly

implicitly, tacitly, unreservedly

She implicitly trusted her best friend.

She implicitly trusted her best friend.

The contract implicitly included these terms.

The contract implicitly included these terms.

implicitly + verb to do sth. implicitly She implicitly trusted her friend.

Synonyms: tacitly, unspokenly; Antonyms: explicitly, directly

From Latin 'implicare' (to fold in), from 'im-' (in) + 'plicare' (to fold). The '-ly' suffix makes it an adverb. It means 'folded in'.

This is the adverb form of 'imply'. Think of something being 'folded into' the meaning without being stated directly.

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