explicit
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4.8
- adjective
- /ɪkˈsplɪsɪt/
:
explícito
- The teacher provided explicit instructions for the assignment, leaving no room for misunderstanding.
- make explicit
- explicit instructions
- give explicit instructions
And then you would be able to write explicit reasoning programs over it.
- And then you would be able to write explicit reasoning programs over it.
- I also get really explicit about things like e-mail.
- And everything that it understands is clear, explicit, cut and dried.
- You always took the explicit no from people as an answer no Stop.
- But he was like, you know, very explicit and he was very upset.
- But because I could, I could now write down explicit formulas for stuff.
- He didn't say he didn't express a belief in an explicit way like Joy Reid did.
- But the seed was planted by explicit climate deniers.
- And it's, you know, sometimes more explicit and sometimes less so.
- Something's being not just explicit but, like, feelable, touchable.
Examples
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But because of the special situation, we won't take any terminal action without your explicit approval.
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No, that would definitely fall under cheating, and the contract is very explicit about that.
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I also get really explicit about things like e-mail.
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So just to remind you to be explicit about this SO.
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So we have some kind of explicit bound on progress, right?
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The conditions were made quite explicit to me; surely the same was done for you.
Fiction book (1992) -
And they make explicit commitments to make a move.
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We'll give you explicit directions on where to make the drop-off.
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Finally, most lesbians who decide to become mothers do so with explicit intention.
Academic text (2011) -
Or we may ask students to make explicit the images they derive from literary extracts.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Easy to understand and not confusing
∞
3.9
Clearly defined and exact for a particular thing or person
302
3.5
Honest and clear in speech or action
286
3.6
Exactly correct and clear about small details
155
1.6
Clearly stated or decided and not vague
99
3.7
Something that is easy to understand and clear
27
4.2
Easy to see and understand
24
6.7
Completely clear and leaving no doubt
15
5.9
Clear and having only one meaning
13
3.9
Clearly and directly stated without leaving anything unspoken
1
3.7
Easy to understand without extra details
Clearly and exactly said or written, for example on a form
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How Clear
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Etymology
The word explicit comes from the Latin explicare, from ex- 'out' and plicare 'to fold', so it is like 'unfolding' an idea. That's why explicit means 'stated clearly and in detail'.