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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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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of explicitly1
Example Sentences
Throughout the 1920s, most of Germany's wealthy industrialists preferred to support explicitly business-friendly conservative parties, who offered a less overtly destabilizing vision for the nation's future.
He said a lieutenant who helped him acquire a proper entertainment permit explicitly warned him against booking hip-hop, metal and punk rock artists.
But pronatalist thinking may be starting to influence policy that is less explicitly about fertility.
“Congress explicitly authorized funding for the grants at issue to help keep our country healthy and protect us from future pandemics,” California Atty.
The Yemen group chat explicitly referred to another such chat, making clear that this was not their first.
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