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# expressly

«expressly» in Mova's school dictionary: **clearly and directly, so there is no doubt** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (expressly)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) Expressly means clearly and directly, so there is no doubt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expressly/#m1)

2) (formal) Expressly means specially, for one particular purpose. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expressly/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Formal rules and signs (expressly forbidden), law, and in stories when a parent clearly told a child something.

### examples

- Smoking is expressly forbidden on school grounds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expressly/#x1)
- I expressly told you not to touch the cake! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expressly/#x2)
- The room was built expressly for music lessons. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expressly/#x3)
- The rules expressly say no phones in exams. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expressly/#x4)
- This book was written expressly for children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expressly/#x5)
- The sign expressly warns against swimming. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expressly/#x6)
- But they said that the Queen had expressly forbidden them to supply her with any, and they dared not disobey. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expressly/#x7)

### note

Formal. Everyday: clearly, specially. Related: express (to say clearly).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «expressly» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expressly/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.