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Definitions
being without doubt or reserve
Word origin
From Middle French implicite, from Latin implicitus, past participle of implico (“to infold, involve, entangle”); see implicate.
Used in a sentence
“Poets often leave behind an implicit message within their words.”
“He is not only a zealous advocate for pusilanimous and passive obedience, but for the most implicit faith in the dictatorial mandates of power.”
“In his deep fleece […] I cling implicit.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Understood without saying”8 letters
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