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

That order explicitly said that nothing in it should be construed as creating a mandatory licensing regime. —Maggie Eastland, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026

Musk brought on Johnsen as CFO in 2011 explicitly to guide SpaceX through its IPO. —Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 13 June 2026

That order explicitly said that nothing in it should be construed as creating a mandatory licensing regime. —Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026

While Mexico serves as the initial testing ground, the company explicitly intends to scale this international shipping framework to additional global markets down the road. —Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 12 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

explicit + -ly entry 2

First Known Use

circa 1657, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for explicitly

• implicitly