explicitly

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explicitly

adverb more explicitly · most explicitly

In an explicit manner. The fifth amendment to the United States constitution provides explicitly for the protection of private property.
Similar: expressly, unambiguously, clearly, directly, downrightly, explicitly, expressis verbis, patently, plainly, specifically, unequivocally, univocally

Opposite: implicitly, ambiguously, equivocally, vaguely

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Closest in meaning: expressly, distinctly, specific, specially, precisely, publicly, accurately, particularly, especially, specifically, overtly, implicitly, openly, clearly, positively, obviously

adverb

Opposite: implicitly, ambiguously, equivocally, vaguely

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adv in an explicit manner

Español	explícitamente, rotundamente
日本語	明確に meikakuni, 明白に meihakuni, 明らかに akirakani
中文	明確地 /明确地 míngquè de
Português	explicitamente
Français	explicitement
Deutsch	ausdrücklich
Italiano	esplicitamente
Ελληνικά	ρητά ritá, ρητώς ritós
Русский	я́вно jávno
العربية	صَرَاحَةً ṣarāḥatan

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@misc{explicitly_2026,
  title = {explicitly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/explicitly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}