explicitly
/ɛkˈsplɪsɪtli/
US pronunciation
American sound/ɛkˈsplɪsɪtli/
ɛkˈsplɪsɪtli
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Stress
- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
ɛk - ˈsplɪsɪtli -> explicitly
Myanmar meaning
Full entry
၁။ (က) ပြည့်စုံရှင်းလင်းစွာ ဖော်ပြထားသော။
He gave me explicit directions (on) how to get there. ❍ They gave explicit reasons for leaving. (ခ) တိကျ ပြတ်သားသော။ ပွင့်လင်းသော။ She was quite explicit about why she had left. Compare IMPLICIT ၁
၂။ တစ် တစ်ခွခွ။ The film contains a number of explicit sex scenes.
explicitly adv : a novel dealing explicitly with incest ❍ He was explicitly forbidden to see the children.
explicitness n [U]: sexual explicitness in the arts.
More examples
- An explicit statement/warning/threat
- Explicit instructions/directions
- [make something explicit] : Possible side effects should be made explicit.
- Can you be a little more explicit?
- [explicit about] : He is being very explicit about his dissatisfaction with the company.
- The film’s explicit sex scenes
- Nothing in the contract says explicitly how its terms will be enforced.
- The violence is never explicitly shown.
Synonyms
open, clear, overt, plain, unambiguous, unequivocal, absolute, accurate, candid, categorical, certain, clean-cut, clear-cut, correct, definite, definitive, direct, distinct, exact, express, frank, graphic, lucid, obvious, on the nose, outspoken, patent, perspicuous, positive, precise, raw, specific, stated, straightforward, sure, understandable, uninhibited, unqualified, unreserved
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