explicitly
Americanadverb
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in a way that is clearly expressed, demonstrated, or formulated.
There are a couple of important points that I wish had been made more clearly and explicitly.
We should also explicitly advocate for ourselves when it comes to promotions or raises.
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in a way that is direct or precise; specifically.
Women and underrepresented minorities are explicitly invited to apply.
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in a graphic or detailed way; not leaving anything to the imagination.
The art to be displayed cannot include explicitly sexual scenes, nudity, or salacious or revealing imagery.
Other Word Forms
- overexplicitly adverb
- quasi-explicitly adverb
- superexplicitly adverb
- unexplicitly adverb
Etymology
Origin of explicitly
Example Sentences
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None of those documents, however, called explicitly for using AI to write regulations, as DOT is now planning to do.
From Salon
That trust showed a $500,000 transfer from my father, explicitly described as a gift, made at the same time my father was supposedly creating his bloodline trust.
From MarketWatch
“In our recent investor conversations, several investors highlighted the need for greater clarity on Oracle’s funding strategy and explicitly noted that an equity component would help restore confidence despite modest dilution,” he wrote.
From MarketWatch
He liked the tried and true “blue team-red team” strategy of designating people to explicitly challenge models and assumptions to overcome institutional biases.
From Barron's
“We don’t explicitly ask people, ‘What is your status?’
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