explicit

/ik-ˈspli-sət/

borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French explicite, borrowed from Medieval Latin explicitus, going back to Latin, "free from difficulties," variant past participle of explicāre "to free from folds or creases, unroll, disentangle, spread out, set out in words, give an account of"

adjective

  1. fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent

  2. open in the depiction of nudity or sexuality

  3. fully developed or formulated

explicit instructions

explicit books and films

explicit definite express specific mean perfectly clear in meaning. explicit implies such verbal plainness and distinctness that there is no need for inference and no room for difficulty in understanding. definite stresses precise, clear statement or arrangement that leaves no doubt or indecision.