expressly
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Adverb[edit]
expressly (not comparable)
- In an express or explicit manner; in a clear or specific manner.
- Synonyms: explicitly, expressis verbis; see also Thesaurus:explicitly
- We were expressly permitted to use the building. See – here is the note from the manager clearly stating that we have permission to use the building.
- 1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], chapter 21, in Pride and Prejudice: […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC:
- "What do you think of this sentence, my dear Lizzy?" said Jane as she finished it. "Is it not clear enough? Does it not expressly declare that Caroline neither expects nor wishes me to be her sister; […] "
- 2013 November, “Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International Public License”, in Wikisource:
- "No term or condition of this Public License will be waived and no failure to comply consented to unless expressly agreed to by the Licensor."
- Exclusively or specifically.
- Synonyms: solely; see also Thesaurus:solely
- 1860 January 28 – October 13, Charles Dickens, “(please specify the chapter)”, in The Uncommercial Traveller, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1861, →OCLC:
- No round of beef or tongue or ham is expressly cooked for me, […]
Translations[edit]
in an expressive or explicit manner
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