expressly
[ik-spres-lee]
- for the particular or specific purpose; specially: I came expressly to see you.
- in an express manner; explicitly: I asked him expressly to stop talking.
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Origin of expressly
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Contemporary Examples
If this is what Congress intended, all that is needed is for Congress to clarify that expressly.
Other laws, such as the aptly named Dictionary Act, expressly do so.
Yes, but the problem is that Republican policies are expressly limiting that potential.
The Lone Star State is one of five where it is expressly illegal to open carry handguns.
Royal drivers are expressly required to avoid alcohol for 10 hours before getting behind the wheel.
Historical Examples
This Robert had expressly declined to do, and Halbert felt very indignant.
Brave and BoldHoratio Alger
With us there is left the soul, which is expressly said to be inconsumable.
But this cannot be, for he says expressly that he was one of the besiegers.
BunyanJames Anthony Froude
But he was married to Cleo, and, unless she expressly left him, he must stand by her.
Cleo The MagnificentLouis Zangwill
They had been placed there expressly so as to know the moment of my arrival.
The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, CompleteDuc de Saint-Simon
expressly
- for an express purpose; with specific intentions
- plainly, exactly, or unmistakably
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Word Origin and History for expressly
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