Explicit
Explicit adjective - So clearly expressed as to leave no doubt about the meaning.
Sheer and explicit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sheer" instead an adjective "Explicit".
Nearby Word: explicitly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- In Cerebus the Aardvark, Iest's Upper City is on a very high and sheer mesa, though this is not made explicit for some years.
Source: Urban Segregation -
Urban Segregation: Iest's Upper City is on a very high and sheer mesa, though this is not made explicit for some years.
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Getting Crap Past the Radar: A popular theory states that the reason for the sheer void of explicit information in the first game is because the Moral Guardians would never have otherwise allowed the publication of a game whose plotline contained so many satanic elements.
Source: Franchise / Silent Hill
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