espressamente
expressly
adverb eh-spres-sah-MEHN-teh Less Common
Origin: from espresso 'expressed' plus -mente
Also means
explicitly
Usage Note
Espressamente means expressly or explicitly, often in legal and formal writing: vietato espressamente (expressly forbidden). It is built from the adjective espresso with the adverb suffix -mente. It stresses that something was stated deliberately, leaving no doubt.
Examples
"È espressamente vietato fumare qui."
Natural Translation
Smoking is expressly forbidden here.
Literal Translation
It-is expressly forbidden to-smoke here.
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