Meaning & use
expressly
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In a clearly and specifically stated manner; explicitly.
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The contract expressly forbids subletting the apartment.
She was expressly told not to share the report before its release.
A note on using this word
Expressly is common in legal and formal writing to emphasize that something was stated directly, leaving no room for interpretation.
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