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expressly en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • /ɪkˈspɹɛsli/
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Etymology

Etymology tree English express Middle English -ly English -ly English expressly From express + -ly.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) In an express or explicit manner; in a clear or specific manner.
    • 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.
    • This is a matter of coincidence rather than historical continuity; there is, however, a link between Stirner and modern existentialism through Nietzsche, who had read Stirner's work though he nowhere expressly refers to it. 1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 163:
    • "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; […]" 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:
    • "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." 2013 November 14, “Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International Public License”, in Wikisource:
  2. (not-comparable) Exclusively or specifically.
    • No round of beef or tongue or ham is expressly cooked for me, […] 1860 January 28 – October 13, Charles Dickens, “(please specify the chapter)”, in The Uncommercial Traveller, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1861, →OCLC:

Synonyms

solely · clearly · directly · only · explicitly · unequivocally · unambiguously · patently · alone · expressis verbis · purely · expressis verbis · entirely · downrightly · plainly · merely · explicitly · solely · wholly · specifically · expressly · expressly · exclusively · univocally

Translations (21)

id dengan jelas (in an expressive or explicit manner) · sv uttryckligen (in an expressive or explicit manner) · es expresamente (in an expressive or explicit manner) · ru я́вно (in an expressive or explicit manner) · bg категорично (in an expressive or explicit manner) · ca expressament (in an expressive or explicit manner) · id dengan tegas (in an expressive or explicit manner) · gd a dh'aon ghnothach (in an expressive or explicit manner) · de ausdrücklich (in an expressive or explicit manner) · nl uitdrukkelijk (in an expressive or explicit manner) · ru конкре́тно (in an expressive or explicit manner) · pt expressamente (in an expressive or explicit manner) · cs výslovně (in an expressive or explicit manner) · got 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌱𐌰 (in an expressive or explicit manner) · la nōminātim (in an expressive or explicit manner) · ru специа́льно (in an expressive or explicit manner) · hu kifejezetten (in an expressive or explicit manner) · hu határozottan (in an expressive or explicit manner) · bg изрично (in an expressive or explicit manner) · pl wyraźnie (in an expressive or explicit manner) · id secara tegas (in an expressive or explicit manner)