explicit

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion.

   I gave explicit instructions for him to stay here.

2. 2
   adj

   Showing sex or violence in a very open, graphic way.

   The film was rated for adults because of its explicit language and scenes.

Borrowed from French explicite, from Latin explicitus (“disentangled, easy”), variant of explicātus.

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