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implicitlyin a way that is suggested but not directly expressed; without question or doubt

Part of speech: ADVERB

Definition: in a way that is suggested but not directly expressed; without question or doubt

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪmˈplɪsɪtli/

Korean meaning: 암묵적으로, 은연중에; 절대적으로, 무조건적으로

Korean pronunciation: 임**플**리싯리

Example Sentences

  • When the teacher glared at the noisy students, she implicitly told them to be quiet without saying a word.
  • My mom implicitly banned junk food by only buying vegetables and making me feel guilty about every potato chip.
  • The contract implicitly requires employees to work overtime without additional compensation.

implicitly

ADVERB

//ɪmˈplɪsɪtli//

in a way that is suggested but not directly expressed; without question or doubt

implicitly concept
💡 Concept

in a way that is suggested but not directly expressed; without question or doubt

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implicitly rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Truth told implicitly, guilt shared complicitly

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪmˈplɪsɪtli/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪmˈplɪsɪtli/

🌳Etymology

Prefixim--
Rootplic
Suffix--ly

Origin

라틴어 'implicare(얽히다, 감싸다)'에서 유래. 말로 직접 표현하지 않고 '감춰진 채로' 전달되는 의미를 담고 있다.

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🎵Rhyme

explicitlycomplicitly
explicitly
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📝Examples

When the teacher glared at the noisy students, she implicitly told them to be quiet without saying a word.

😄 Fun example

My mom implicitly banned junk food by only buying vegetables and making me feel guilty about every potato chip.

The contract implicitly requires employees to work overtime without additional compensation.

😄 Fun example

By posting 50 food photos daily, she implicitly announced that she had become a professional food blogger.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

tacitlyindirectlysubtlyunspokenlyimplicitly

Antonyms

explicitlydirectlyopenly

Related

implicitimplicationimplyinfersuggest