English pronunciation · Words Starting with E
Explicitly Pronunciation
Explicitly is pronounced ik-SPLI-suht-lee, IPA /ɪkˈsplɪsətli/.
ik-SPLI-suht-lee
US /ɪkˈsplɪsətli/ · UK /ɛkˈsplɪsɪtli/
Syllables: ik · SPLI · suht · lee (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adverb: In a clear and direct way, leaving nothing implied.
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Explicitly in a Sentence
- The lease explicitly forbids subletting.
- He was explicitly told not to sign anything.
- She explicitly asked for the figures in writing.
Common Mispronunciations of Explicitly
Not EK-spli-suht-lee
Give SPLI the force, two beats in, and keep the opening ik short and quiet.
Not ik-SPLY-suht-lee
That stressed i stays short, as in split. A long eye there suits a word like splice.
Tip: Explicitly means spelled out; implicitly means understood without being said. The two differ only in their opening syllable.
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