expresslyex‧press‧ly /ɪkˈspresli/ ●○○ adverb formal 
He was expressly forbidden to speak to the girl.2deliberately or for a specific purpose SYN specifically: The building is expressly designed to conserve energy.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Although it's not expressly stated in your contract, you are expected to attend weekend training sessions.
- It is expressly stated in the sales agreement that the buyer is to pay for any home inspection.
- The new law expressly forbids the importation of radioactive waste.
- Three songs were written expressly for the movie version of "Show Boat."
- Some women expressly blame loneliness for their dissatisfaction.
- The Court expressly concedes that this interest is compelling and is promoted by the ordinance.
- The Court held that he need not state expressly that his quote was a fair quote.
- The London department store Liberty & Co., for example, was founded expressly for that purpose.
- The son, apparently, claimed that the partnership had been formed expressly to prevent this happening.
- There is nothing in the Act of 1987 which expressly removes any part of that protection.
Longman Language Activatorclear and easy to understand
· The instructions aren't really clear.clear on/about · Children need clear rules about what is allowed and what isn't· You're not allowed to use a dictionary in this exam. The rules are quite clear on this point.clear to somebody · It may be clear to you, but I haven't got a clue what it means.crystal clear (=extremely clear) · Though he didn't say anything directly his meaning was crystal clear.
language, instructions etc that are plain are easy to understand because there is nothing difficult or unnecessary in them that might be confusing: · She spoke slowly and carefully, using plain simple language.· The document is written in plain English.
having only one possible meaning and therefore clear: · Safety guidelines need to be plain and unambiguous.· In last night's speech, the president finally made an unambiguous statement on the issue of taxes.
: explicit instructions/account/warning etc expressed very clearly and including every detail, so that no part of your meaning is hidden: · Mr Beazley left explicit instructions that he wasn't to be disturbed.· I don't quite understand -- could you be a bit more explicit?explicit about: · He's not being very explicit about his plans, is he?
formal so clear that the meaning or intention cannot be mistaken or doubted: · The European Parliament has given the plan its unequivocal support.· The answer to our request was an unequivocal "no".· This time his father was unequivocal: "You're getting no more money from me, and that's final.''
formal if you expressly state something, you state it very clearly and firmly, usually in writing: expressly state something: · Although it's not expressly stated in your contract, you are expected to attend weekend training sessions.· It is expressly stated in the sales agreement that the buyer is to pay for any home inspection.expressly forbid something: · The new law expressly forbids the importation of radioactive waste.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY He was expressly forbidden to speak to the girl.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The law strictly forbids racial or sexual discrimination. Alcohol is strictly forbidden in Saudi Arabia.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB
1if you say something expressly, you say it very clearly and firmly SYN specifically: He was expressly forbidden to speak to the girl. The law strictly forbids racial or sexual discrimination. Alcohol is strictly forbidden in Saudi Arabia.· With terms expressly agreed by the parties it is not always so easy.
· She is designed expressly so that leaving the seafloor is one of the easiest things she can do.
· The seller expressly excludes implied provisions, and the buyer expressly includes them.· But Aischines expressly excludes that explanation for Demosthenes.
· They were expressly forbidden to engage in any other activities, of course.· Violent shaking or other gross indignities are expressly forbidden.· He was actually expressly forbidden to speak to me about the matter.· She was going to swim in the lake, alone, because both Nick and her father had expressly forbidden it.· The book of Leviticus expressly forbids it.
· First, because rule 14A in any event expressly provides for the court to order otherwise if appropriate.· It is unusual to provide expressly for this contingency and the lease is probably best left silent on this point.· This is expressly provided by article 5 of the articles of government.· His distribution contract did not expressly provide for him to be personally involved in the distribution although his personal involvement was appreciated.
· The Court held that he need not state expressly that his quote was a fair quote.· This only serves to emphasise the desirability of stating expressly whether time is or is not to be of the essence.· If the contract expressly states when property is to pass then that is fine.· I was welcomed as the new physics teacher, although I had expressly stated that I was primarily a mathematics teacher.
He was expressly forbidden to speak to the girl.2deliberately or for a specific purpose SYN specifically: The building is expressly designed to conserve energy.