All 3 Uses of
tacit
in
1984 by Orwell
- Tacitly the Party was even inclined to encourage prostitution, as an outlet for instincts which could not be altogether suppressed.
p. 65..2tacitly = in an indirect manner
- Not merely the validity of experience, but the very existence of external reality, was tacitly denied by their philosophy.
p. 80..6 *tacitly = indirectly
- Under this lies a fact never mentioned aloud, but tacitly understood and acted upon: namely, that the conditions of life in all three super-states are very much the same.
p. 196..9tacitly = understood, but not said directly
Definition:
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(tacit) implied or understood, but not expressed directly