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explicit

/ɪk'splɪsɪt/

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adjective
precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication
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"explicit instructions" "she made her wishes explicit" "explicit sexual scenes"

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expressed hardcore hard-core graphic stated express definitive unequivocal declared

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implicit
adjective
in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term
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denotative literal

Examples of explicit

"explicit instructions"
"she made her wishes explicit"
"explicit sexual scenes"