Definition of Tacitly

1. Adverb. In a tacit manner; by unexpressed agreement. "They are tacitly expected to work 10 hours a day"

Partainyms: Tacit

Definition of Tacitly

1. Adverb. In a tacit manner; done in silence or implied. ¹

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Definition of Tacitly

1. tacit [adv] - See also: tacit

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tacitly

tachyphemia
tachyphemic
tachyphrasia
tachyphrenia
tachyphylaxes
tachyphylaxis
tachypnea
tachypnoea
tachyrhythmia
tachysterol
tachysystole
tachyzoites
tacit
tacit consent
tacitly (current term)
tacitness
tacitnesses
taciturn
taciturnities
taciturnity
taciturnly
taciturnous
tack
tack claw
tack hammer
tack on
tack together
tack up
tackboard

Literary usage of Tacitly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Law of Nations: Or, Principles of the Law of Nature Applied to the by Emer de Vattel, Joseph Chitty, Edward Duncan Ingraham (1867)
"Thus, as Grotius observes,§ whatever is included in the nature of certain acts which are agreed upon, is tacitly comprehended in the agreement: or, ..."

2. The Law of Nations: Or, Principles of the Law of Nature, Applied to the by Emer de Vattel (1883)
"Our faith may be tacitly pledged, as well as expressly : it ?. 'Mtt is sufficient that it be pledged, in order to become obligatory : t"1'-1? the manner can ..."

3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"John did not accede to this request, although he granted investiture to the bishops appointed by the king and thus tacitly recognized the royal right of ..."

4. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1880)
"... and tacitly abetted it. However this may be, the assassination of »he unfortunate czar cannot be looked upon as an ordinary case of regicide, ..."

5. A History of Greece: From the Earliest Period to the Close of the Generation by George Grote (1862)
"... and the other partisans The rh°- of Philip present, completely deluded the assembly; tacitly ex- and induced them, not indeed to decree the special the ..."

6. The Law of Nations: Or, Principles of the Law of Nature Applied to the by Emer de Vattel, Joseph Chitty, Edward Duncan Ingraham (1867)
"Thus, as Grotius observes,§ whatever is included in the nature of certain acts which are agreed upon, is tacitly comprehended in the agreement: or, ..."

7. The Law of Nations: Or, Principles of the Law of Nature, Applied to the by Emer de Vattel (1883)
"Our faith may be tacitly pledged, as well as expressly : it ?. 'Mtt is sufficient that it be pledged, in order to become obligatory : t"1'-1? the manner can ..."

8. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"John did not accede to this request, although he granted investiture to the bishops appointed by the king and thus tacitly recognized the royal right of ..."

9. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1880)
"... and tacitly abetted it. However this may be, the assassination of »he unfortunate czar cannot be looked upon as an ordinary case of regicide, ..."

10. A History of Greece: From the Earliest Period to the Close of the Generation by George Grote (1862)
"... and the other partisans The rh°- of Philip present, completely deluded the assembly; tacitly ex- and induced them, not indeed to decree the special the ..."

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