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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Companies are also more explicitly including the backlash to AI as a potential threat to their companies.
The filing explicitly states that F-35 revenue includes development, production, and maintenance, underscoring how support and logistics are embedded in the program’s economy.
From MarketWatch
It’s unclear how many companies have taken the step of explicitly banning employees from using work-related information to trade on prediction markets.
From Barron's
The committee’s own rules, read aloud at the start of the proceedings, explicitly prohibited photography inside the room.
From Salon
Some cybersecurity names are part of his defense basket, but he’s considering adding the sector explicitly as it’s trading on a 22 times forward price/earnings ratio, almost half the historic average of 40.
From MarketWatch
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