explicit
clearly stated or shown
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Other words with the plic root
- complicate: to make something harder by folding in more parts
- explicable: able to be explained
- implication: something suggested but not directly stated
- implicit: implied rather than directly stated
- imply: to suggest without stating directly
Explicit unfolds the meaning outward so nobody has to guess what is hidden inside.
The instructions were explicit about the deadline but vague about the format.