expressly
/ɪkˈspɹɛsli/ adverb C1- In an express or explicit manner; in a clear or specific manner.
- Exclusively or specifically.
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Wednesday morning dawned as bright and fair as if expressly made to order for the picnic.
It was too late, for he had already drunk a glass of excellent wine, placed for him expressly by the pope’s butler.
Does it not expressly declare that Caroline neither expects nor wishes me to be her sister; that she is perfectly convinced of her brother’s indifference; and that if she suspects the nature of my feelings for him she means (most kindly!) to put me on my guard.
And Holmes had expressly said that I should study the neighbours upon the moor.
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