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explicitly
[ ik-splis-it-lee ]
adverb
- 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.
- in a way that is direct or precise; specifically:
Women and underrepresented minorities are explicitly invited to apply.
- 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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of explicitly1
Example Sentences
However, the Lib Dems want to change the law to explicitly ban playing music and videos out loud from a phone on trains and buses in England.
Other Texas abortion laws, by contrast, do explicitly protect pregnant people from prosecution for obtaining an abortion.
Extraordinary rendition violates the United Nations Convention Against Torture, which explicitly prohibits sending someone to another country to be mistreated or tortured.
From their inception in the 19th century, these schools explicitly sought to eradicate Indigenous culture and instill in Native peoples the language and mores of white settlers.
They were deployed to the war zone at Ukraine's request to monitor the security situation including any ceasefire violations, but they did not explicitly say who committed them.
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