The Only Use of
tacit
in
Wuthering Heights
- Not anxious to come in contact with their fangs, I sat still; but, imagining they would scarcely understand tacit insults, I unfortunately indulged in winking and making faces at the trio, and some turn of my physiognomy so irritated madam, that she suddenly broke into a fury and leapt on my knees.†
Chpt 1
Definition:
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(tacit) implied or understood, but not expressed directly