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1. By implication; the quality of a communication intended to convey something besides its literal content: “The | 1. By implication; the quality of a communication intended to convey something besides its literal content: “The Queen said, “please be seated, Prime Minister,” but out of the requirements of form: implicitly, in her expression, it was clear she wished the Prime Minister to remain standing. Nevertheless, he collapsed gratefully into a chair, put his feet up, farted, and enquired after a cup of tea”. | ||
2. So profoundly that it need not be said. “Elaine handed Roger the keys, and I could see she trusted him implicitly.” | 2. So profoundly that it need not be said out loud. “Elaine handed Roger the keys, and I could see she trusted him implicitly.” | ||
3. Indicative of a state of mind or knowledge one ''wishes'' one had had; that it would have been most ''convenient'' for one to have had but, on the plain facts available to any attentive bystander, it would have been quite preposterous for one to have had: “I believed implicitly that this was a work event.” | |||
“I believed implicitly that this was a work event.” | |||
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Implicitly
/ɪmˈplɪsɪtli/ (adv.)
1. By implication; the quality of a communication intended to convey something besides its literal content: “The Queen said, “please be seated, Prime Minister,” but out of the requirements of form: implicitly, in her expression, it was clear she wished the Prime Minister to remain standing. Nevertheless, he collapsed gratefully into a chair, put his feet up, farted, and enquired after a cup of tea”.
2. So profoundly that it need not be said out loud. “Elaine handed Roger the keys, and I could see she trusted him implicitly.”
3. Indicative of a state of mind or knowledge one wishes one had had; that it would have been most convenient for one to have had but, on the plain facts available to any attentive bystander, it would have been quite preposterous for one to have had: “I believed implicitly that this was a work event.”