expressly

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪkˈsprɛsli/ UK /ɪkˈsprɛsli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
in a clear and explicit manner; specifically

The contract expressly forbids subletting the apartment.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · in a clear and explicit... explicitly specifically clearly definitely particularly purposely deliberately

Opposites

implicitly vaguely incidentally

Word family

Related forms express expression expressed

Etymology

From express + -ly. Express derives from Old French expres, from Latin expressus ('distinctly stated'), past participle of exprimere ('to press out').

expressus Latin exprimere Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# expressly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ɪkˈsprɛsli/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪkˈsprɛsli/

## Meanings
1. in a clear and explicit manner; specifically

## Examples
- The contract expressly forbids subletting the apartment.

## Synonyms
- explicitly
- specifically
- clearly
- definitely
- particularly
- purposely
- deliberately

## Antonyms
- implicitly
- vaguely
- incidentally

## Related Forms
- express
- expression
- expressed

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: expressus
- Root: exprimere

## Etymology
From express + -ly. Express derives from Old French expres, from Latin expressus ('distinctly stated'), past participle of exprimere ('to press out').

## AI Etymology
Expressly is from express + -ly. Express derives from Old French expres, from Latin expressus ('distinctly stated'), past participle of exprimere ('to press out'). In present-day use, it means in a clear and explicit manner; specifically. Related vocabulary includes express, expression, and expressed.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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