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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
It did not name Galushchenko explicitly, but Ukrainian media appear confident it was him.
From BBC
Dame Rachel also suggested adding changes to Ofcom's Children's Code of Practice to "explicitly protect children from body stigma content".
From BBC
Stuart’s post on Friday did not explicitly name Hims’ copycat drug.
From Barron's
A reasonable adjustment might include waiving a no dogs policy, but in this context the law does not set training standards for assistance dogs or explicitly say they must be allowed access.
From BBC
Many readers will pick up the newspaper explicitly for the daily local and professional sports coverage and read the rest of the paper later — if at all.
From Salon
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