Definition of IMPLICITLY

implicitly

Adverb

  • without doubting or questioning
    • "I implicitly trust him"
  • without ever expressing so clearly
    • "he implicitly assumes that you know the answer"

Adv

  • In an implicit or implied manner.
  • Without doubting or questioning.

Examples

  • "He was punished for asking for answers implicitly during the exam."
  • "tell someone implicitly"

Origin / Etymology

From implicit + -ly.

Antonyms

explicitly

Scrabble Score: 19

implicitly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
implicitly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
implicitly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

implicitly is a valid Words With Friends word