Both Uses of
explicit
in
The Color of Water
- She hung up the phone and summoned my brother Richie to the kitchen, gave him carfare and explicit instructions:
Chpt 8 *explicit = clear and detailed
- The next day Big Richard gave me explicit instructions to "stay off the Corner," but I snuck over there anyway and watched as Mike came by that afternoon, rumbling up in his big Buick, playing Marvin Gaye on his eight-track player.
Chpt 14explicit = clear
Definition:
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(explicit as in: explicit instructions) clear and with enough detail so there is no confusioneditor's notes: Shared information is often divided into two categories: explicit and implicit