All 4 Uses of
explicit
in
Middlemarch
- On the contrary, there was a strong reason to be added, which he had not himself taken explicitly into account—namely, that he was not unmixedly adorable.†
Chpt 4explicitly = clearly and specifically
- That was all that had been explicitly in her mind; but she had been urged also by a vague discomfort.†
Chpt 5 *
- She was ready to say that it was as hard on her as on him, and that she was helpless; but those strange particulars of their relation which neither of them could explicitly mention kept her always in dread of saying too much.†
Chpt 6
- For certain words of mysterious appropriateness that Mrs. Plymdale let fall about her resolution never to turn her back on her friends, convinced Mrs. Bulstrode that what had happened must be some kind of misfortune, and instead of being able to say with her native directness, "What is it that you have in your mind?" she found herself anxious to get away before she had heard anything more explicit.†
Chpt 8
Definitions:
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(1)
(explicit as in: explicit instructions) clear and with enough detail so there is no confusionShared information is often divided into two categories: explicit and implicit
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(explicit as in: explicit photos and pornography) expressing or displaying sexual activity or violence in a detailed manner