Usage Note
Explícitamente contrasts with implícitamente (implicitly) and tácitamente (tacitly). It often appears in legal and contractual language to distinguish what is stated outright from what is merely inferred: el contrato lo prohíbe explícitamente (the contract explicitly prohibits it). As with all -mente adverbs, the stress accent of the base adjective (explícita) is kept.
Examples
"Nadie lo dijo explícitamente, pero todos lo sabían."
Natural Translation
Nobody said it explicitly, but everyone knew.
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