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Princeton's WordNet

  1. implicitlyadverb

    without doubting or questioning

    "I implicitly trust him"

  2. implicitlyadverb

    without ever expressing so clearly

    "he implicitly assumes that you know the answer"

Wiktionary

  1. implicitlyadverb

    In an implicit or implied manner.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Implicitlyadverb

    Etymology: from implicit.

    The divine inspection into the affairs of the world doth necessarily follow from the nature and being of God; and he that denies this, doth implicitly deny his existence: he may acknowledge what he will with his mouth, but in his heart he hath said there is no God. Richard Bentley.

    My blushing muse with conscious fear retires,
    And whom they like, implicitly admires. Wentworth Dillon.

    Learn not to dispute the methods of his providence; but humbly and implicitly to acquiesce in and adore them. Francis Atterbury.

    We implicitly follow in the track in which they lead us, and comfort ourselves with this poor reflection, that we shall fare as well as those that go before us. John Rogers, Sermons.

ChatGPT

  1. implicitly

    Implicitly refers to something that is suggested or implied but not directly expressed or stated. It is often understood through underlying or unspoken actions, signs, or statements, rather than being explicitly shown or explained.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Implicitlyadverb

    in an implicit manner; without reserve; with unreserved confidence

  2. Implicitlyadverb

    by implication; impliedly; as, to deny the providence of God is implicitly to deny his existence

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of implicitly in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of implicitly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of implicitly in a Sentence

  1. Walt Disney:

    Somehow I can't believe that there are any heights that can't be scaled by a man who knows the secrets of making dreams come true. This special secret, it seems to me, can be summarized in four C s. They are curiosity, confidence, courage, and constancy, and the greatest of all is confidence. When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable.

  2. Lindsay Wenndt:

    I have to trust my partner implicitly, i also have to trust Lindsay Wenndt that I'm going to succeed in at least one thing on that route that I don't think I can do.

  3. Matthew Greene:

    Everything that I had done with the Proud Boys on and before January 6 led me to believe that what I was doing was either implicitly or overtly accepted and encouraged by the Proud Boys around me.

  4. Julian Ku:

    (B)y limiting the USS Lassen's transit to an 'innocent passage,' the U.S. is implicitly recognizing that China is entitled to a 12 nm (nautical mile) territorial sea around its artificial island on Subi Reef.

  5. China President Joerg Wuttke:

    Such vagueness creates a great deal of uncertainty for business, as it implicitly leaves the Chinese government with the option of undermining foreign market access based on unclear and broad national security considerations.

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