explicitly - 3 dictionary results
ex⋅plic⋅it
[ik-splis-it]
–adjective
| 1. | fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; leaving nothing merely implied; unequivocal: explicit instructions; an explicit act of violence; explicit language. |
| 2. | clearly developed or formulated: explicit knowledge; explicit belief. |
| 3. | definite and unreserved in expression; outspoken: He was quite explicit as to what he expected us to do for him. |
| 4. | described or shown in realistic detail: explicit sexual scenes. |
| 5. | having sexual acts or nudity clearly depicted: explicit movies; explicit books. |
| 6. | Mathematics. (of a function) having the dependent variable expressed directly in terms of the independent variables, as y = 3x + 4. Compare implicit (def. 4). |
Related forms:
ex⋅plic⋅it⋅ly, adverb
ex⋅plic⋅it⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
1. express, definite, precise, exact, unambiguous. 3. open, forthright, unabashed.
1. express, definite, precise, exact, unambiguous. 3. open, forthright, unabashed.
Antonyms:
1. indefinite, ambiguous.
1. indefinite, ambiguous.
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ex·plic·it (ĭk-splĭs'ĭt) adj.
[Latin explicitus, past participle of explicāre, to unfold; see explicate.] ex·plic'it·ly adv., ex·plic'it·ness n. Synonyms: These adjectives mean entirely clear and unambiguous: explicit statements; a categorical refusal; a definite answer; my express wishes; a specific purpose. |
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Explicitly
Ex*plic"it*ly\, adv. In an explicit manner; clearly; plainly; without disguise or reservation of meaning; not by inference or implication; as, he explicitly avows his intention.
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