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US
/ˌɪmˈpɫɪsətɫi/
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[ UK /ɪmplˈɪsɪtli/ ]
[ UK /ɪmplˈɪsɪtli/ ]
ADVERB
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without ever expressing so clearly
he implicitly assumes that you know the answer -
without doubting or questioning
I implicitly trust him
How To Use implicitly In A Sentence
- When President Obama or Secretary Clinton lauds “smart power” as a self-sufficient counter to Islamofascism, Red Chinese hegemonism or Russian truculence, he (or she) implicitly claims the ability to consistently outwit Osama bin-Laden, Hu Jintao and Vladimir Putin. European Union
- Well, if by that, they’re implicitly drawing a distinction with journalists... aka “gerbilists” they should beknight the guy who invented that term... then it’s a distinction without a difference. The Volokh Conspiracy » Texas Islamic Groups Argue That Internet Speech Should Be Less Protected Than Print, Radio, or Television Speech:
- They attack the term ‘amnesty’ for implicitly acknowledging the validity of borders.
- I trust Adam implicitly as a critic of film, books, music, and especially comic books, and so I am torn andcan only say that you should check it out and decide for yourself. Book Reviews Galore! « 1979 Semi-Finalist…
- March 21, 2008 at 6:51 pm srsly, i fink teh pun adn itz browder ilk iz teh highest form ub huma. mos yuma iz implicitly critical of something, or someone, butt teh pun, etc. b makin phun ub teh wai langwidge werks. adn it gitz moar groanz adn hissez, so datz allus gud! Universe - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
- 1. 4Lady Macbeth speaks in soliloquy about driving a implicitly squeamish Mac. to seize a throne. Philadelphia Reflections: Shakspere Society of Philadelphia
- In return for such a privilege we implicitly acknowledge that there are reciprocal obligations incumbent upon us.
- They implicitly calculated the costs and benefits of hunting, gathering, and eating each other.
- These sites usually either implicitly imply, or explicitly and falsely state, that they are an authorized dealer.
- Else I should plunge _in medias res_ upon a sketch of De Quincey's life; were it not a rudeness amounting to downright profanity to omit the important ceremony of prelibation, and that at a banquet to which, implicitly, gods are invited. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 71, September, 1863