expressly

English

Etymology

express +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪkˈspɹɛsli/

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Adverb

expressly (not comparable)

1. In an express or explicit manner.

   Synonyms: explicitly, expressis verbis; see also Thesaurus:explicitly

   We were expressly permitted to use the building.

   • 1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], chapter 21, in Pride and Prejudice, volume (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; […] "

2. Exclusively.

   Synonyms: solely; see also Thesaurus:solely

   • 1860–1861, Charles Dickens, The Uncommercial Traveller‎^[1]:

     No round of beef or tongue or ham is expressly cooked for me, […]

Translations

in an expressive or explicit manner

• Bulgarian: изрично (bg) (izrično), категорично (bg) (kategorično)
• Catalan: expressament (ca)
• Czech: výslovně
• Dutch: uitdrukkelijk (nl)
• German: ausdrücklich (de)
• Gothic: 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌱𐌰 (swikunþaba)
• Hungarian: kifejezetten (hu), határozottan (hu)
• Latin: nōminātim
• Polish: wyraźnie (pl)
• Portuguese: expressamente (pt)
• Scottish Gaelic: a dh'aon ghnothach
• Spanish: expresamente (es)
• Swedish: uttryckligen (sv)