All 4 Uses of
tacit
in
Washington Square
- He therefore assented tacitly to the proposition which Mrs. Penniman had tacitly laid down, that it was of importance that the poor motherless girl should have a brilliant woman near her.†
Chpt 2
- He therefore assented tacitly to the proposition which Mrs. Penniman had tacitly laid down, that it was of importance that the poor motherless girl should have a brilliant woman near her.†
Chpt 2
- His assent could only be tacit, for he had never been dazzled by his sister's intellectual lustre.†
Chpt 2 *
- She said nothing, either tacitly or explicitly, and as she was never very talkative, there was now no especial eloquence in her reserve.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(tacit) implied or understood, but not expressed directly