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explicitly (익**스플**리시틀리)in a clear and detailed manner, leaving no room for confusion or doubt

Part of speech: ADVERB

Definition: in a clear and detailed manner, leaving no room for confusion or doubt

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪkˈsplɪsɪtli/

Korean meaning: 명시적으로, 분명하게, 명확하게

Korean pronunciation: 익**스플**리시틀리

Example Sentences

  • My mom explicitly told me to clean my room, but I'm still pretending I didn't hear her
  • The contract explicitly states that you cannot bring your pet dinosaur to work
  • The instructions explicitly warn users not to use the microwave as a pet dryer

explicitly

ADVERB

//ɪkˈsplɪsɪtli//

in a clear and detailed manner, leaving no room for confusion or doubt

explicitly concept
💡 Concept

in a clear and detailed manner, leaving no room for confusion or doubt

explicitly rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

State it explicitly, they'll believe definitely and act immediately!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪkˈsplɪsɪtli/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪkˈsplɪsɪtli/

🌳Etymology

Prefixex--
Rootplic
Suffix--ly

Origin

라틴어 'explicitus'에서 유래했으며, '펼쳐진, 명확하게 드러난'이라는 뜻입니다. 마치 접힌 종이를 펼쳐서 내용을 모두 보이게 하는 것과 같은 의미를 담고 있습니다.

🎵Rhyme

definitelyimmediatelycompletely
definitely
immediately
completely

🔗Collocations

explicitly state
explicitly mention
explicitly forbidden
explicitly designed
explicitly request
explicitly defined

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom explicitly told me to clean my room, but I'm still pretending I didn't hear her

😄 Fun example

The contract explicitly states that you cannot bring your pet dinosaur to work

😄 Fun example

The instructions explicitly warn users not to use the microwave as a pet dryer

The law explicitly prohibits smoking in public places

📚Related Words

Synonyms

clearlyspecificallydefinitelydistinctlyunambiguously

Antonyms

implicitlyvaguelyindirectly

Related

explicitexpressdirectobviousmanifest

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