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expressly (adv.)

late 14c., "in detail, plainly," from express (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "for the express purpose" is c. 1600.

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Definitions of expressly from WordNet

expressly (adv.)
with specific intentions; for the express purpose;
she needs the money expressly for her patients
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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