Skip to content
HOW TO PRONOUNCE

explicitly

/ɪkˈsplɪsətli/

Press play to hear how to pronounce explicitly.

American Pronunciation Guide · 1:03
Watch on YouTube ↗

What does explicitly mean?

adverb

  1. In an explicit manner.

Definitions regrouped for readability · CC BY-SA 4.0

IPA pronunciation

/ɪkˈsplɪsətli/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.

In the pages of books

See this word in context.

Quote marks may be rendered explicitly as open and close quote marks with the sequences `single quotes' or ``double quotes''.
Edith A. HowPeople of AfricaProject Gutenberg ebook #6693
For although the rest also have their promises contained in them, yet in none is it so plainly and explicitly stated.
Martin LutherMartin Luther's Large Catechism, translated by Bente and DauTranslated by F. (Friedrich) Bente; W. H. T. (William Herman Theodore) DauProject Gutenberg ebook #1722
More book examples (3)
The law is acquainted with such emergencies, and explicitly permits the termination of pregnancy when undertaken to relieve or cure such conditions.
J. Morris (Josiah Morris) SlemonsThe Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During PregnancyProject Gutenberg ebook #7129
In the account previously given nothing was explicitly said about the place of literature and the fine arts in the course of study.
John DeweyDemocracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of EducationProject Gutenberg ebook #852
I know that the manner of speaking just described is frequently used when a witness wants to clothe some definite suspicion without expressing it explicitly.
Hans GrossCriminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and StudentsTranslated by Horace Meyer KallenProject Gutenberg ebook #1320