expresslyadverb
uk/ɪkˈspres.li/us/ɪkˈspres.li/in a way that is clear:
I expressly told you to be home by midnight.
for a particular purpose:
The farmer put up the fence expressly to stop people walking across his field.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Easy to understand
- (as) clear as day idiom
- accessible
- assimilate
- axiomatic
- clarity
- crystal
- crystal clear idiom
- digestible
- explicit
- graphic
- hang
- hang together
- incisive
- intelligible
- limpid
- sharp
- transparent
- undiluted
- unmistakable
- well defined
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