expressly
/ɪkˈspɹɛsli/ adverb
- adverb 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.”
- adverb Exclusively or specifically.
Synonyms
explicitly expressis verbis clearly directly downrightly patently plainly specifically unambiguously unequivocally univocally solely alone entirely exclusively merely only purely wholly
Etymology
From express + -ly.
Webster’s 1913
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “expressly”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details