Explicitly
/ɪkˈsplɪsətli/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adverbIn a direct and completely clear way.
Extra definitions
adverbWith details stated openly.
adverbWithout room for doubt.
adverbIn an explicit manner.
Sentence Examples
The teacher explicitly explained the rule.
The contract explicitly forbids resale.
He explicitly asked us to wait.
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Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
“Descartes's methodism with its regulative criterion leads him to explicitly deny that accidentally true belief qualifies as knowledge.”
— 1999, Matthew C. Bagger, Religious Experience, Justification, and History, →ISBN, page 62:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The teacher ____ explained the rule.