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Adjective: explicit  ik'spli-sit
  1. Precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication
    "explicit instructions"; "she made her wishes explicit"; "explicit sexual scenes"
    - expressed
     
  2. In accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term
    - denotative
     
  3. Containing overt sexual material (e.g. language or pictures) that might be deemed offensive

See also: declared, definite, definitive, denotative, denotive, explicitly, explicitness, express, graphic, hardcore, hard-core, literal, open, overt, stated, unambiguous, unequivocal, univocal

Antonym: implicit

Encyclopedia: Explicit