expressly

[ik-spres-lee] /ɪkˈsprɛs li/

adverb

for the particular or specific purpose; specially:

I came expressly to see you.

in an express manner; explicitly:

I asked him expressly to stop talking.

Origin

1350-1400; Middle English; see express, -ly

Related forms

unexpressly, adverb

Examples from the web for expressly

Apply aluminum sulfate, which is often packaged expressly for hydrangeas, following label directions.
Today, the monkeys bathe in two main pools dug expressly for their use, or in the hot-spring-fed stream that runs nearby.
The motion also did not expressly address the involvement of the valedictorian in the graduation ceremony.
But only a brave few have engineered tissues expressly for the purpose of making hamburger.
They also expressly made laws that create the guidelines and handle the enforcement.
In this case these claims are expressly attributed to the claimant.
Neither of those two decisions ruled expressly on government's power to restrict corporate electioneering.
The historical memory law is expressly directed at the victims' descendants.
Many of these are expressly intended to help profits as well as do good.
Many modern universities were created expressly on these utilitarian grounds.

British Dictionary definitions for expressly

/ɪkˈsprɛslɪ/

adverb

for an express purpose; with specific intentions

plainly, exactly, or unmistakably

Word Origin and History for expressly

adv.

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