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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He says his mum and brother "explicitly asked the question about service charges", but they were reassured that they were unlikely to increase drastically.
From BBC
Perhaps the simplest solution is to explicitly require outfielders to play more shallow by drawing a line they cannot stand behind.
Hopes that China’s thirst for foreign reds would return were dashed in May, when, as part of a continuing austerity drive, Beijing explicitly banned the consumption of alcohol at Chinese government and Communist Party events.
The new rules explicitly prohibit trading on stolen confidential information, trading on illegal tips, and trading when the Polymarket user has the ability to influence the outcome of the event.
From MarketWatch
In fact, when she ran for president in 2020 while serving as a congresswoman for Hawaii’s second district, her platform was explicitly built around an anti-Iran war message.
From Salon
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