tacitly

tac-it-ly · adverb

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Definitions

adverb

  1. 1.

    In a way that is understood or implied without being directly stated.

  2. 2.

    Without speaking or making a sound.

Related words

Antonyms: explicitly, expressly, openly
See also: implicitly, silently, tacit
Synonyms: implicitly, silently, wordlessly

Etymology

From Latin tacitus meaning "silent" + English suffix -ly.