expressly

Everyday

1. (formal) Expressly means clearly and directly, so there is no doubt. tree →
2. (formal) Expressly means specially, for one particular purpose. tree →

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 →
• I expressly told you not to touch the cake! tree →
• The room was built expressly for music lessons. tree →
• The rules expressly say no phones in exams. tree →
• This book was written expressly for children. tree →
• The sign expressly warns against swimming. tree →
• But they said that the Queen had expressly forbidden them to supply her with any, and they dared not disobey. tree →

Note

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

In Jewish tradition

It means that God's word came clearly and directly to the prophet.

Interpretation. The tradition reads this as a sign that Ezekiel received true prophecy even outside the land of Israel, in exile.

Examples

• the word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him. (Prophets EZK.1.3, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

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