unexplicit
- adjective
- /ʌnˈɛkspɪlɪt/
- The contract had several unexplicit terms that required further clarification before signing.
Examples
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His instructions were unexplicit, leaving everyone confused about what to do next.
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The artist's meaning was unexplicit, allowing viewers to interpret the painting in their own way.
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A reading that investigates the "otherness" within the contemporaneity of the literary text can begin by seeking out the questions (most often unexplicit) to which the text was the response in its time (Jauss 146).
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
Not said or shown but clearly felt
Not clear or detailed enough to be useful
Not said out loud but understood by people
Not clearly or fully described so important details are missing
Not clear or detailed, making the meaning unsure
Not stated or described in detail
Not giving a clear reason or detail
Difficult to understand
Something that is simple and without much decoration
Antonyms
How Explicit
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unexplicit is made from the negative un- and explicit, which originally meant 'unfolded' or 'opened out', like the familiar word explain. So unexplicit means 'not made clear' or 'not stated in detail'.