tacitly
adverb/ˈtæsɪtli/
/ˈtæsɪtli/
- in a way that is suggested indirectly or understood, rather than said in words
- The government has tacitly acknowledged its previous errors.
- to tacitly admit/accept something
- It was tacitly assumed that he would be promoted at the end of the year.
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