Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Silently; noiselessly; without sound.
- Without expression in words; in a speechless or wordless manner; by implication from action or circumstances.
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- adverb In a
tacit manner; done in silence or implied.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a tacit manner; by unexpressed agreement
Etymologies
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Examples
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Rather, it is to say that competent users of the term tacitly make those assumptions.
Natural Kinds Bird, Alexander 2008
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Vince, writer of said satire, hasn't done all his homework; his "ten" can be boiled down to half that many steps, and the lack of the defining adjective "Bad" in his title tacitly points up the cheap-shot nature of his diatribe.
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I'll defer to Karen's greater expertise on campaign financing as to tease out whether anyone is behaving badly here -- or how bad the behavior is -- but the question seems to rest on McCain tacitly using FEC certification as de facto, theoretical collateral for his $4m loan:
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(By praising Everything Is Illuminated's climax as a "pay-off," Janet Maslin tacitly admitted the grueling nature of the fun and games leading up to it.)
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(By praising Everything Is Illuminated's climax as a "pay-off," Janet Maslin tacitly admitted the grueling nature of the fun and games leading up to it.)
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Maule showed tact in tacitly assuming the unexpected necessity for McKeith's abrupt departure – also that he had already bidden good-bye to his wife.
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a caveat about the word "civilization". the word tacitly, tho very clearly, says ...
Dissident Voice 2009
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Isn’t McCain tacitly admitting Obama was RIGHT about being able to withdraw troops from Iraq without it falling apart???
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Were this the sanction of government, our rulers would never receive it tacitly, which is the utmost that can be pretended; since what is given tacitly and insensibly can never have such influence on mankind, as what is performed expressly and openly.
A Treatise of Human Nature David Hume 1743
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Were this the sanction of government, our rulers would never receive it tacitly, which is the utmost that can be pretended; since what is given tacitly and insensibly can never have such influence on mankind, as what is performed expressly and openly.
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