1 : in exactly those terms <implied that such actions were criminal but did not say so in so many words >
2 : in plain forthright language < in so many words, she wasn't fit to be seen ― Jean Stafford>
1 : in exactly those terms <implied that such actions were criminal but did not say so in so many words >
2 : in plain forthright language < in so many words, she wasn't fit to be seen ― Jean Stafford>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012