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comparative more tacit, superlative most tacit
Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence. quotations examples
He does this by way of a tacit reference to Homer.
1983, Stanley Rosen, Plato’s Sophist: The Drama of Original & Image, page 62
[…] disengagement represents a tacit rejection of governing institutions and processes, especially among young people, […]
2004, Lawrence Pratchett, Vivien Lowndes, editors, Developing Democracy in Europe: An Analytical Summary
(logic) Not derived from formal principles of reasoning; based on induction rather than deduction. examples