explicit.

1. Expressed directly and clearly rather than left to inference.

2. Showing or describing sexual, violent, or similar sensitive content in direct detail.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• explicit instructions
• explicit assumption

On the page

The method required an explicit assumption.

She gave explicit instructions for coding the responses.

The policy made no explicit promise.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic. Forms: More explicit; most explicit. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.