explicit (a)
expressed (a)

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def precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable
def leaving nothing to implication
examples explicit instructions
she made her wishes explicit
explicit sexual scenes
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Also see definite; denotative, denotive; overt, open; unequivocal, univocal, unambiguous
Attribute explicitness
Derivationally related form explicit → explicitness
Antonym explicit → implicit
Similar to declared, stated; definitive, unequivocal; express; graphic; hard-core, hardcore
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Also see definite; denotative, denotive; overt, open
Similar to declared, stated; definitive, unequivocal; express; graphic; hard-core, hardcore
Antonym implicit → explicit
Derived from adjective explicitly → explicit
Derivationally related form explicitness → explicit
Attribute explicitness

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