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

In other words, moviegoers at the Alamo Drafthouse are now explicitly but inexplicably required to use their phones both before — and during! —David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026

In neighboring Kansas, voters will be asked in November to amend the state Constitution to explicitly bar noncitizens from voting, where the measure is also symbolic. —Jack Harvel april 10, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026

The concern is that an AI system might pursue an objective in ways that extend beyond what its operator explicitly intended. —Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026

As a result, vaguebooking becomes a passive-aggressive pacifier to soothe the discomfort of explicitly addressing disagreements and communicating one’s feelings. —Charles Trepany, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

explicit + -ly entry 2

First Known Use

circa 1657, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for explicitly

• implicitly