expressly

[US]/ɪkˈspresli/
[UK]/ɪkˈspresli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. clearly; explicitly; precisely
specially; purposely

Phrases & Collocations

stated expressly

authorized expressly

Example Sentences

I told you expressly to report to me everyday.

This ship was designed expressly for exploring the Arctic waters.

I expressly ordered the visitor to leave.

"I told you expressly to lock the door, but you didn't follow me."

the rights expressly granted by the terms of the lease

These conditions must be expressly incorporated into the contract of employment.

tools designed expressly for left-handed workers.

The CLP Group does not indicate expressly or impliedly any endorsement, approval, recommendation or preference of or for those third party websites or the products and services provided on them.

Real-world Examples

It is expressly forbidden to smoke in the classrooms as this poses a fire hazard.

Source: Past English Major Level 4 Listening Exam Questions (with Translations)

It changes no curriculum and does not expressly lobby for creationism or intelligent design.

Source: The Economist - International

This is something NASA expressly rejected.

Source: The Martian Original Soundtrack

" I was expressly forbidden to take you to court" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

A newly refitted office contains several small rooms that are expressly designed for focused work.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

And yet the U.S. market has offered no drug expressly designed to prevent these debilitating headaches.

Source: Time

This is the part that's involved expressly in collecting data and sending it to the central nervous system.

Source: Crash Course Anatomy and Physiology

Turn off Location Services for all apps except maps and others that expressly need to know where you are.

Source: Reader's Digest Anthology

I have come up to town expressly to propose to her.

Source: Not to be taken lightly.

This power was not expressly conferred on the Court.

Source: American history

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