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adverb
- 1. explicitly; clearly: "she was expressly forbidden to use the stove" Similar
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1. : in an express manner : explicitly. expressly rejected the proposal. 2. : for the express purpose : particularly, specifically. made expressly for me. Examples of expressly in a Sentence.
expressly tell I expressly told you to be home by midnight. for a particular purpose : The farmer put up the fence expressly to stop people walking across his field .
Expressly definition: for the particular or specific purpose; specially. See examples of EXPRESSLY used in a sentence.
Define expressly. expressly synonyms, expressly pronunciation, expressly translation, English dictionary definition of expressly. adv. 1. In an express or a definite manner; explicitly: I expressly ordered the visitor to leave. 2. Especially; particularly: tools designed expressly for...
expressly tell I expressly told you to be home by midnight. for a particular purpose : The farmer put up the fence expressly to stop people walking across his field .
for a special and deliberate purpose synonym especially. The rule was introduced expressly for this purpose. Definition of expressly adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Something done expressly is done only for a very specific reason or purpose. Growing up, your grandparents' formal living room might have been used expressly for adult parties.
expressly. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ex‧press‧ly /ɪkˈspresli/ adverb formal 1 if you say something expressly, you say it very clearly and firmly SYN specifically He was expressly forbidden to speak to the girl. 2 deliberately or for a specific purpose SYN specifically The building is expressly designed to conserve ...
If something is expressly for a particular reason or person, it is for that reason or person only: The picture was painted expressly for me. (Definition of expressly from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
expressly in American English. (ɛkˈsprɛsli ; ɪkˈsprɛsli ) adverb. 1. in a plain and definite way; explicitly. 2. for the specific purpose; particularly. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
