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   explicit

   /ɪkˈsplɪsɪt/

   adjective

   • 1. stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt: "the arrangement had not been made explicit" Similar cleardirectplainobviousstraightforwardclear-cutcrystal clearclearly expressedeasily understandablebluntpreciseexactdefinitedistinctexpressemphaticabsolutespecificpositiveunequivocalunambiguousunmistakableovertmanifestdetailedminutecomprehensiveexhaustivecategoricalOpposite vague
   • ▪ (of a person) stating something in an explicit manner: "let me be explicit"
   • ▪ describing or representing sexual activity in a graphic fashion: "a sexually explicit blockbuster" Similar uncensoredunrestrainedunreservedunrestricteduninhibitedgraphicopencandidfrankforthrightdirectplain-spokenoutspokenpoint-blankstraight from the shoulderfull-frontalno holds barredOpposite suggestiveimplicit

   noun

   • 1. the closing words of a manuscript, early printed book, or chanted liturgical text.

   Word Origin early 17th century (as an adjective): from French explicite or Latin explicitus, past participle of explicare ‘unfold’ (see explicate).

   Derivatives

   • 1. explicitness noun

   Scrabble Points: 19

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