Implicitly

adv

adv ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an implicit or implied manner.

    "tell someone implicitly"

  2. 2
    Without doubting or questioning.
Adverb
  1. 1
    without ever expressing so clearly wordnet
  2. 2
    without doubting or questioning wordnet

Example

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"In short, let it be your maxim through life to know all you can know, yourself; and never to trust implicitly to the information of others. This rule has been of infinite service to me in the course of my life."

Etymology

From implicit + -ly.

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