Usage Note
Implícitamente means 'by implication, without being stated directly'. Its antonym is explícitamente. It is a formal, written-register adverb common in legal, academic, and philosophical texts. Note that implícito is an esdrújula (stress on the antepenultimate syllable), so when -mente is added the original stress on PLEE is preserved alongside the suffix stress on MEN.
Examples
"El acuerdo implícitamente reconoce el error."
Natural Translation
The agreement implicitly acknowledges the mistake.
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