explicit

Academic Word List, sublist 6.

About 16.54 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Very specific, clear, or detailed. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

   I gave explicit instructions for him to stay here, but he followed me, anyway.

2. adjective 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.

3. noun The final few words of a text.
4. phrase Used at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end.

Similar words

definitive stated literal declared denotative unequivocal graphic express expressed expressly

Often followed by

in and the or about reference statement knowledge as

Word family

explicitly explicitness explicitnesses