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adjective

Implicit adj.

Infolded; entangled; complicated; involved. (Obs.) "In his woolly fleece I cling implicit."

Tacitly comprised; fairly to be understood, though not expressed in words; implied; as, an implicit contract or agreement.

Resting on another; trusting in the word or authority of another, without doubt or reserve; unquestioning; complete; as, implicit confidence; implicit obedience. "Back again to implicit faith I fall."

Implicit function. (Math.) See under Function.

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"Implicit" Quotes from Famous Books

... sad tidings for me; and although I did not place implicit confidence in my informant, I had still my fears that much of ...

— Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2) • Charles Lever

... accompanied her in her carriage with Doctor Quesnay, to whom she scarcely spoke a word, though he was—a man of great talents. When I was alone with her, she talked of many affairs which nearly concerned her, and she once said to me, "The King and I have such implicit confidence in you, that we look upon you as a cat, or a dog, and go on talking as if you were not there." There was a little nook, adjoining her chamber, which has since been altered, where she knew I usually sat when I was alone, and where I heard everything ...

— Marguerite de Navarre - Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois Queen of Navarre • Marguerite de Navarre

... her, as both Gowanlock and Van Duzer had promised him most solemnly that inasmuch as they regarded their indebtedness to him as being upon a different footing from their ordinary liabilities, he should assuredly be paid in full out of the first money at their command. He had implicit reliance upon their word, and requested me to take charge of the money upon its arrival, and to keep it until he instructed me, by post or otherwise, how to dispose of it. To this I, of course, consented. The rest of the story he could only ...

— The Gerrard Street Mystery and Other Weird Tales • John Charles Dent

... each other they talked soberly, with a sense of relief, as if they had come into cool air from an overheated room and when Carter, dismissed, went into his boat, he had practically agreed to the line of action traced by Lingard for the crew of the yacht. He had agreed as if in implicit confidence. It was one of the absurdities of the situation which had to be accepted and could ...

— The Rescue • Joseph Conrad

... Implicit obedience to her husband was one of Rachel's characteristics. Although she longed to know what was to be done, she asked no questions, but retired upstairs and fell on her knees in prayer. The master of the house went to a great ...

— The Sign Of The Red Cross • Evelyn Everett-Green

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