explicitly

adverb

ex·​plic·​it·​ly ik-ˈspli-sət-lē 

: in an explicit manner : clearly and without any vagueness or ambiguity

We were explicitly warned about what could happen.

The map shows explicitly where the fire alarms are located.

… did not know about the ferrying of weapons to the rebels, an activity explicitly forbidden by Congress.

—Neil A. Lewis

Examples of explicitly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Point-of-care testing should be explicitly treated as presumptive. — Dr. Shravani Durbhakula, Time, 1 Nov. 2026

Five, including Amazon, Kohl's and Neiman Marcus, explicitly restrict them, while 37 block shopping agents largely by accident, through older bot rules written for scrapers. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026

However, Starbucks never explicitly named the tech in its earnings call. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 31 Oct. 2026

Perhaps due to his outsider background, Yormark was arguably one of the industry’s biggest proponents of bringing in private equity money, explicitly and relentlessly stating his interest in landing a PE deal for the Big 12. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

explicit + -ly entry 2

First Known Use

circa 1657, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for explicitly

• implicitly