expressly

1. 1.

   with specific intentions; for the express purpose

   “she needs the money expressly for her patients”

Questions about expressly

What does expressly mean?

expressly means "with specific intentions; for the express purpose".

How many syllables are in expressly?

expressly has 3 syllables: ex-pres-sly. The stress falls on "pres". In IPA it is /ɛkˈspɹɛsli/.

Is expressly a common word?

expressly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.