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 →

2) (formal) Expressly means specially, for one particular purpose. tree →

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 →
• 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).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «expressly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.