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un expressly
ex·press·ly
/
ɪkˈsprɛs
li
/
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[
ik-
spres
-lee
]
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adverb
1.
for the particular or specific purpose; specially:
I came expressly to see you.
2.
in an
express
manner; explicitly:
I asked him expressly to stop talking.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English;
see
express
,
-ly
Related forms
un·ex·press·ly,
adverb
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expressly
(ɪkˈsprɛslɪ)
—
adv
1.
for an express purpose; with specific intentions
2.
plainly, exactly, or unmistakably
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
expressly
late 14c., "in detail, plainly," from
express
+
-ly
(2). Meaning "for the express purpose" is c.1600.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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