Entry Word: express

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 of a particular or exact sort <a trip to the supermarket with the express purpose of buying milk>

Synonyms distinct, especial, precise, set, special, specific

Related Words lone, only, separate, single, sole, solitary; distinctive, exclusive, individual, peculiar, unique; limited, restricted; specified

Near Antonyms general, generic, nonexclusive, universal

Antonyms nonspecific

2 so clearly expressed as to leave no doubt about the meaning <no one is allowed to leave the grounds during school hours unless they have express permission from the principalʼs office> — see explicit