explicitly
adverb
ex·plic·it·ly
ik-ˈspli-sət-lē 
: in an explicit manner : clearly and without any vagueness or ambiguity
We were explicitly warned about what could happen.
The map shows explicitly where the fire alarms are located.
… did not know about the ferrying of weapons to the rebels, an activity explicitly forbidden by Congress.—
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Two new literary awards, Books of Freedom by Freedom Letters, and Dar, organized by writer Mikhail Shishkin, have been launched explicitly to honor Russian-language books that cannot be published in Russia.
—Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Gary, meanwhile, is a creature of the city in slick suits and a Mercedes, a divorced former cop who now leverages his old connections for vague, lucrative work that may not ever cross over into the explicitly illicit, but that definitely involves shades of gray.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 17 May 2026
Meanwhile, Idaho and Utah have passed laws explicitly declaring that AI is not a legal person.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
In other cases, some companies may explicitly seek out human customer service agents simply because of their brand, according to Shestakofsky.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Gary, meanwhile, is a creature of the city in slick suits and a Mercedes, a divorced former cop who now leverages his old connections for vague, lucrative work that may not ever cross over into the explicitly illicit, but that definitely involves shades of gray.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 17 May 2026
Meanwhile, Idaho and Utah have passed laws explicitly declaring that AI is not a legal person.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
In other cases, some companies may explicitly seek out human customer service agents simply because of their brand, according to Shestakofsky.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for explicitly
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“Explicitly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/explicitly. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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