Literary notes about explicitly (AI summary)
Writers employ “explicitly” as an adverb to underscore that something is stated in clear, unambiguous terms. In diplomatic discourse, for instance, it is used to note that treaties or proclamations are not merely assumed but expressly approved or rejected, as seen when treaties are not explicitly sanctioned [1] or a military leader explicitly forbids any participation [2]. In literary and philosophical works, the term emphasizes precise declarations of thought or state, such as reaffirming that a soul is not abandoned [3] or outlining a precise rule in a legal context [4]. Across genres, authors rely on “explicitly” to ensure that the intended meaning is delivered without room for doubt.
- There was one point about it, however, that escaped notice at the time, namely that the existing treaties were not explicitly sanctioned.
— from A Diplomat in Japan by Ernest Mason Satow - So now the general explicitly forbade his taking part in any action whatever of Denísov’s.
— from War and Peace by graf Leo Tolstoy - It is explicitly stated that "his soul was not left in hell, neither did his flesh see corruption.
— from The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before Christ by Kersey Graves - The usage may be more explicitly stated by the following rule: 143.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
