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Explicitly vs Openly - What's the difference?

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Explicitly is a related term of openly.


As adverbs the difference between explicitly and openly

is that explicitly is in an explicit manner while openly is in an open manner, visibly, not covertly.

explicitly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In an explicit manner.
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    * implicitly

    openly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In an open manner, visibly, not covertly.
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    • Nevertheless, without openly admitting it, he was devoted to Boxer;
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    • , year=2012 , date=April 26 , author=Tasha Robinson , title=Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits : , work=The Onion AV Club citation , page= , passage=The openly ridiculous plot has The Pirate Captain (Hugh Grant) scheming to win the Pirate Of The Year competition, even though he’s a terrible pirate, far outclassed by rivals voiced by Jeremy Piven and Salma Hayek. }}

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