implied

[ im-plahyd ]

/ ɪmˈplaɪd /

adjective

involved, indicated, or suggested without being directly or explicitly stated; tacitly understood: an implied rebuke; an implied compliment.

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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.

Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.

It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.

It’s your turn to pick the movie, but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.

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Origin of implied

First recorded in 1520–30; imply + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM implied

im·pli·ed·ly

[im-plahy-id-lee] /ɪmˈplaɪ ɪd li/, adverbun·im·plied, adjectivewell-im·plied, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH implied

explicit implicit implied

Words nearby implied

implicit, implicit bias, implicit differentiation, implicit function, implicit function theorem, implied, implied consent, implied warranty, implode, implore, implosion

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Example sentences from the Web for impliedly

When we Germans say of a man that he was not the inventor of gunpowder, we impliedly cast a grave suspicion on his abilities.
Popular scientific lectures|Ernst Mach
In that case the person making the sale does not impliedly warrant title.
Commercial Law|Samuel Williston, Richard D. Currier, and Richard W. Hill
It has been conceded directly, or impliedly, by all the committees on the District of Columbia that have reported on the subject.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus|American Anti-Slavery Society
The proclamation of 1858, impliedly promised some such free autonomous representative government.
India for Indians|C. R. (Chittaranjan) Das

He therefore, by voting, impliedly engages to support the Constitution.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus|American Anti-Slavery Society

British Dictionary definitions for impliedly

implied

/ (ɪmˈplaɪd) /

adjective

hinted at or suggested; not directly expressedan implied criticism

Derived forms of implied

impliedly (ɪmˈplaɪɪdlɪ), adverb

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