Meaning

2 senses
  1. Very specific, clear, or detailed.

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

    eindeutig, ausdrücklich, deutlich

    я́вныйjávnyj, я́сныйjásnyj, чёткийčótkij

  2. (euphemistic)Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic through clear and direct expressions.

    The film had several scenes including explicit language and sex.

    открове́нныйotkrovénnyj

More definitions
  • precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication
  • in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term

Examples

20 sentences
  1. I gave you explicit instructions not to touch anything.

    ruЯ же тебе ясно сказал ничего не трогать. — sharptoothed

  2. I gave Tom explicit instructions.

    ruЯ дал Тому подробные указания. — odexed

  3. Can you be more explicit?

  4. Mary blackmailed Tom using explicit photos stolen from his computer.

    Мері шантажувала Тома, використовуючи відверті фото, вкрадені з його комп’ютера. — deniko

    deMaria erpresste Tom mit expliziten Fotos, die sie von seinem Computer gestohlen hatte. — deniko

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  5. He was explicit in his instruction.

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
very specific:
containing material that might be deemed offensive:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
very specific:

Origin

Borrowed from French explicite, from Latin explicitus (“disentangled, easy”), variant of e

Borrowed from French explicite, from Latin explicitus (“disentangled, easy”), variant of explicātus.

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