- clearly or directly, so that the meaning is easy to understand
- The report states explicitly that the system was to blame.
- The text does not explicitly mention him by name.
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- (usually disapproving) with a lot of detail, especially in describing or showing sexual activity
- the explicitly sexual content of the image
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