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Synonyms for explicitly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : ik-splis-it
Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈsplɪs ɪt

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Définition of explicitly

Origin :
  • 1630s, from explicit + -ly (2). Opposed to implicitly.
  • As in particularly : adv specifically
  • As in purposely : adv intentionally
  • As in specifically : adv expressly, particularly
  • As in surely : adv without doubt
  • As in definitely : adv certainly
  • As in exactly : adv accurately, particularly
  • As in expressly : adv definitely, unambiguously
Example sentences :
  • Now tell me, just as explicitly as you have told me this, exactly what it is that you fear.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • It will be noticed that the request is implied, not explicitly stated.
  • Extract from : « Unwritten Literature of Hawaii » by Nathaniel Bright Emerson
  • And he waited for Rendel to answer the question which had not been explicitly asked.
  • Extract from : « The Arbiter » by Lady F. E. E. Bell
  • Perhaps by that time I may be able to say explicitly yes or no.
  • Extract from : « The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII » by Various
  • We say explicitly: I value this trifle for its associations.
  • Extract from : « The Sense of Beauty » by George Santayana
  • Ovid nowhere else explicitly describes any of his Getic poems.
  • Extract from : « The Last Poems of Ovid » by Ovid
  • Of these strangers it is explicitly said they are to be treated precisely as brethren of their own blood.
  • Extract from : « Usury » by Calvin Elliott
  • Nay, the Israelites were explicitly forbidden to swear by them.
  • Extract from : « The Ordinance of Covenanting » by John Cunningham
  • And the oath prescribed for them on returning was explicitly an averment of truth.
  • Extract from : « The Ordinance of Covenanting » by John Cunningham
  • This approval has been explicitly declared in this exercise.
  • Extract from : « The Ordinance of Covenanting » by John Cunningham

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