expressly

Words with a similar base: expressly

'expressly'

[expressly.r.01] as in: with specific intentions; for the express purpose

Examples:
she needs the money expressly for her patients

Origins

					expressly (English)
├── -ly (English)
│   ├── -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ly (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── express (English)
    ├── espresser (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    ├── expressare (Latin)
    └── exprès (French)
        └── expressus (Latin)

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