The phrase "almost explicit" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is nearly clear or direct but not entirely so.
Example: "The instructions were almost explicit, leaving just a few details open to interpretation."
Alternatives: "nearly clear" or "partially direct".
Welles himself had ordered cuts and editing changes before the preview -- including an almost explicit Oedipal relationship in the movie.
On "Hissing Fauna," he made the connection to David Bowie's work almost explicit, by developing an alter ego named Georgie Fruit.
Given that core inflation is close to 1percentt, overall inflation next year will likely also end up at about 1percentt, well below the Fed's almost explicit objective of 2percentt.
I wouldn't be surprised if, as you look back through your memory, it happened around this time of some year, when there is an almost explicit expectation to feel and express a societally recognized version of romantic love.
Calling Booker's response "a tacit, if not almost explicit, admission" that he is gay, Fischer said, "I think they're grooming him to be the first homosexual president of the United States".
It has weakened almost every explicit duty stations once had for serving the public interest, like ensuring that stations cover local issues and offer viewers a diversity of opinion.
MusicOMH wrote that the chemistry between 50 Cent and Olivia "is almost as explicit as the lyrics... the bass line is made for grinding to".
There was almost no explicit consideration of caregivers' roles.
It's ruthlessly explicit: almost the first thing we see is footage of Gadd vomiting at the camera.
It makes everything blunter and more explicit, almost pulpy at times; among other things, we learn Offred's true name, June, right away.
By focusing on a parish council, Rowling almost entirely avoids explicit mention of party politics, but it is perfectly obvious that the faction seeking to decouple Pagford from the sink estate on its outskirts are Tories.
