Literary notes about explicit (AI summary)
In literature, the term explicit is often employed to signal clarity and directness in communication, ensuring that instructions, feelings, or arguments are unambiguous. Authors use it to demand that messages be laid out in clear terms—as when a military or administrative command calls for explicit instructions ([1]) or when scholars stress the need to articulate the nuances of theory so that no detail remains hidden ([2], [3]). At other times, the word surfaces in narratives to highlight moments of candid revelation or to underscore the exact nature of an emotional confession, as seen when a character’s sudden, clear announcement alters the course of events ([4], [5]). Moreover, explicit communication is prized in formal and legal contexts; texts may refer to explicit rules or provisions that leave little room for misinterpretation ([6], [7]). Whether in dialogue, narrative exposition, or analytical discourse, explicit language serves as an essential tool for conveying precise meaning and ensuring that the intended message is both observable and unmistakable ([8], [9]).
- On these we request early consideration and explicit instructions.
— from The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by James H. Blount - The fact that a process takes time to mature is so obvious a fact that we rarely make it explicit.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey - What is termed development is the gradual making explicit and outward of what is thus wrapped up.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey - The melancholy morning came with explicit words: "Mother dangerously ill; marriage postponed; come at once.
— from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda - I had told them that I should not return until the morning, and had given them explicit orders not to stir from the house.
— from The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe - Now, the regulation of 1683 says, in explicit terms, that the candidate must " have his right limbs as a man ought to have .
— from The Principles of Masonic Law by Albert Gallatin Mackey - The Regulation, as laid down by Preston, is so explicit, that I prefer giving it in his own words.
— from The Principles of Masonic Law by Albert Gallatin Mackey - A business letter should be as brief and explicit as possible.
— from Etiquette by Emily Post - I thought I heard something stir inside—to be explicit, I thought I heard a sound like a chuckle—but I must have been mistaken.
— from The Time Machine by H. G. Wells
