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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Expressly \Ex*press"ly\, adverb In an express manner; in direct terms; with distinct purpose; particularly; as, a book written expressly for the young.
The word of the Lord came expressly unto Ezekiel. --Ezek. i. 3.
I am sent expressly to your lordship. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
expressly
adverb
1: for the express purpose; "she needs the money expressly for her patients" [syn: {with specific intentions}]
2: in an explicit manner; "he stated expressly that the needed the money by tomorrow" [syn: {explicitly}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
83 Moby Thesaurus words for "expressly": absolutely, apparently, apprehensibly, articulately, as well, categorically, clearly, coherently, comprehensibly, concretely, dead, definitely, directly, discernibly, distinctly, especially, even, evidently, exactly, explicitly, faithfully, in all respects, in detail, in every respect, in particular, in plain English, in plain terms, in plain words, intelligibly, ipsissimis verbis, item by item, just, limpidly, literally, literatim, lucidly, manifestly, minutely, noticeably, observably, obviously, on purpose, palpably, particularly, patently, pellucidly, perceivably, perceptibly, perspicuously, plainly, plumb, point-blank, pointedly, positively, precisely, purposefully, purposely, right, rigidly, rigorously, separately, simply, singly, specially, specifically, square, squarely, straight, strictly, to be specific, to the letter, unambiguously, understandably, undeviatingly, unequivocally, unerringly, unmistakably, verbally, verbatim, verbatim et litteratim, visibly, word by word, word for word
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