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Definitions for Explicitly

[1] fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; leaving nothing merely implied; unequivocal: explicit instructions; an explicit act of violence; explicit language.
[2] clearly developed or formulated: explicit knowledge; explicit belief.
[3] definite and unreserved in expression; outspoken: He was quite explicit as to what he expected us to do for him.
[4] described or shown in realistic detail: explicit sexual scenes.
[5] having sexual acts or nudity clearly depicted: explicit movies; explicit books.
[6] Mathematics . (of a function) having the dependent variable expressed directly in terms of the independent variables, as y = 3x + 4. Compare implicit(def 4) .
[7] precisely and clearly expressed, leaving nothing to implication; fully stated explicit instructions
[8] graphically detailed, leaving little to the imagination sexually explicit scenes
[9] openly expressed without reservations; unreserved
[10] maths (of a function) having an equation of the form y=f (x ), in which y is expressed directly in terms of x, as in y=x 4 + x + z Compare implicit (def. 4)
[11] the end; an indication, used esp by medieval scribes, of the end of a book, part of a manuscript, etc

Words related to Explicitly

explicitespecially, exceptionally, notably, principally, unusually, specially, surprisingly, expressly, deliberately, knowingly, consciously, willfully, individually, exactly, correctly, precisely, definitely, clearly, respectively, categorically

Words nearby Explicitly

explicitexplicans, explicate, explication, explication de texte, explicative, explicit, explicit function, explode, exploded view, explodent, exploding star

Origin of Explicitly

1605–15; < Latin explicitus unfolded, set forth, variant past participle of explicāre. See explicate

Words that may be confused with Explicitly

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, explicitexplicit, implicit, implied

Other words from Explicitly

ex·plic·it·ly , adverb
ex·plic·it·ness , noun
o·ver·ex·plic·it , adjective
qua·si-ex·plic·it , adjective
qua·si-ex·plic·it·ly , adverb
su·per·ex·plic·it , adjective
su·per·ex·plic·it·ly , adverb
un·ex·plic·it , adjective
un·ex·plic·it·ly , adverb

Word origin for Explicitly

Late Latin, probably short for explicitus est liber the book is unfolded (or complete); shortened by analogy with incipit

Synonyms for Explicitly

especially, exceptionally, notably, principally, specially, surprisingly, unusually, peculiarly, decidedly, distinctly, expressly, in particular, individually, markedly, outstandingly, singularly, uncommonly