phrasal
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
phrasal
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
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012