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ex·plic·it·ly

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. explicitlyadverb

    in an explicit manner

    "in his foreword Professor Clark puts it explicitly"

Wiktionary

  1. explicitlyadverb

    In an explicit manner.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Explicitlyadverb

    Plainly; directly; not merely by inference or implication.

    Etymology: from explicit.

    This querulous humour carries an implicit repugnance to God’s disposals; but where it is indulged, it usually is its own expositor, and explicitly avows it. Government of the Tongue.

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  1. explicitly

    Explicitly refers to something stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt. It can also mean directly or without avoiding unpleasant or difficult topics. In other words, if something is expressed explicitly, it's expressed in a very precise and open manner.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Explicitlyadverb

    in an explicit manner; clearly; plainly; without disguise or reservation of meaning; not by inference or implication; as, he explicitly avows his intention

British National Corpus

  1. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'explicitly' in Adverbs Frequency: #378

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of explicitly in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of explicitly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of explicitly in a Sentence

  1. Stephen Legomsky:

    I think it does show that for the five Republican appointees on the court, deference to the executive branch policy positions will still be the rule of the day as long as they like the outcome. Those same justices were not deferential to President Obama with respect to( Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and( Deferred Action for Parents of Americans), but they are showing extreme deference to this President on this proclamation even on the face of explicitly discriminatory public statements, the court has shown it is willing to be very selective when it comes to showing deference to the President.

  2. Ted Cruz:

    Donald Trump has explicitly come out against transferring the land from the federal government back to the state of Nevada or the people of Nevada, so yesterday, Mr. Trump told people in Vegas that Ted is -- quote -- 'sick' because he keeps lying. Well, I'll tell you, it's very interesting. You can go and watch the video of Donald being asked about what do you think about transferring the land in Nevada, back to the people of Nevada. Donald, well, I don't support that.

  3. View Police spokeswoman Katie Nelson:

    It was extremely clear to us that no one who had been identified was potentially involved in any sort of criminal activity, and we explicitly said as much to Safeway employees.

  4. Katy Kozhimannil:

    Non-clinical factors, including state and federal regulations, influence requirements such as exams and in-person clinician visits, many of these decisions are influenced by political factors, and not explicitly made based on medical evidence.

  5. Ankit Panda:

    This would be the first cruise missile in North Korea to be explicitly designated a ‘strategic’ role.

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