Explicit
Explicit adjective - So clearly expressed as to leave no doubt about the meaning.
Pointed and explicit are semantically related in aimed topic. In some cases you can use "Pointed" instead an adjective "Explicit".
Nearby Word: explicitly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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After seducing a Crane Clan bushi to let her into the castle where her children were held (against his explicit orders), she killed her own children, pointed out she not only could have more kids, but was was pregnant with his child... So he committed seppuku.
Source: Shoot the Hostage - Certain members of the writing staff have pointed out this was intentional; they didn't agree with this trope at all, and later episodes were more explicit about his pessimism being the right call (even if the moral guardians meant they still had to ignore him).
Source: Jerkass Has a Point
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Pointed and Explicit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/explicit/pointed
Explicit & Pointed. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/explicit/pointed>.
Pointed or Explicit. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/explicit/pointed.
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