explicit.
Very specific, clear, or detailed.
Meaning & usage
Very specific, clear, or detailed.
I gave explicit instructions for him to stay here, but he followed me, anyway.
Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic through clear and direct expressions.
The film had several scenes including explicit language and sex.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French explicite, from Latin explicitus (“disentangled, easy”), variant of explicātus.
The final few words of a text.
Used at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end.
Where this word comes from
Abbreviated from Latin explicitus est liber (“the book is set in order, ended”).
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