Word: explicit
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...open to the foregoing criticism, and the final paragraph shows the danger of continuing in speaking or writing after an effort has reached a natural conclusion, although it may be an error incident to inexperience; and in this case the omission of that paragraph would have saved the explicit declaration that "Burns was a man of talent and many excellences," in opposition to the general opinion that he was one of the greatest of the poetic geniuses of the eighteenth century...
...college paper that does such things (it is not necessary to be more explicit) prepared a table of statistics of the circulation of a number of college papers, the object being to exhibit its own superiority in this respect. We have no hesitation in saying that, so far as this paper is concerned, the statement was entirely false, and inquiries have developed the fact that the statistics of other papers are equally erroneous. We say this merely to relieve our exchanges from the necessity of further copying a worthless item...
...resulted to all who had tickets. We do not believe that the trouble was wholly due to the police, who have hitherto done their part in a satisfactory manner; but the officers of the Foot-Ball Club are rather to blame for not having given the police proper and explicit orders, and for not having seen to it themselves that their orders were properly executed...
...known that a change has been suggested in our club system, and that a canvass is now being carried on to ascertain what probability of success it may have. A full and explicit statement of the matter may not, however, be superfluous...
...ship the telegraph-office is. He stares at me, and says, "Just abaft the donkey engine," and goes away laughing. Wonder what he is laughing at. I see a good many different things that look like engines, but none with a donkey. Think the captain might have been more explicit. The vessel begins to go up and down a little. Do not want any tea, but go down and eat heartily. The cake was very good. After tea I gradually lose my interest in everything. Am not a bit seasick. Wish the boat would not pitch so. There...