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expressly

/ɪkˈspɹɛsli/

Meanings
adverb
In an express or explicit manner.

Examples :

"We were expressly permitted to use the building."
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Related Words

Illustration building

building noun

/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/

The act or process by which something is built; construction.

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

Illustration permitted

permitted verb

/pəˈmɪtɪd/ /pɚˈmɪtɪd/

To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.

"Students are permitted to use calculators during the math exam. "

Illustration we

we pronoun

/wiː/ /wi/

(personal) The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person (not the person being addressed). (This is the exclusive we.)

"We are going to the park after school today. "

Illustration in

in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration express

express noun

/ɛk.ˈspɹɛs/

A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly.

"I took the express into town."

Illustration use

use noun

/juːz/ /juːs/

The act of using.

"The use of torture has been condemned by the United Nations."

Illustration or

or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

Illustration an

an numeral

/æn/

One

"My sister has an older brother. "

Illustration were

were noun

/wɜːr/ /wər/

A man, a husband

"The were in my family is a kind and supportive man. "

Illustration manner

manner noun

/ˈmænə/ /ˈmænɚ/

Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything

"My sister learned to write in a very careful manner. "

Illustration explicit

explicit adjective

/ɪkˈsplɪsɪt/

Very specific, clear, or detailed.

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