specific
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- particular, characteristic, distinguishing, special
- definite, clear-cut, exact, explicit, express, precise, unequivocal

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Antonyms: nonspecific, unspecific
Contrasted words: general, generic, ambiguous, cloudy, indefinite, uncertain, unexplicit, unspecified, vague
Related Words: limited, reserved, restricted, specialized

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I. spe‧cif‧ic¹ S1 W1 AC /spəˈsɪfɪk, spɪˈsɪfɪk/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: specifics; adverb: specifically; adjective: specific]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Late Latin; Origin: specificus, from Latin species; ⇒ species]

1. [only before noun] a specific thing, person, or group is one particular thing, person, or group Antonym : non-specific:
games suitable for specific age groups
a specific example of alcohol’s effect on the body

2. detailed and exact Antonym : non-specific:
Mr Howarth gave us very specific instructions.
specific about
Could you be more specific about what you’re looking for?

3. specific to something formal limited to or affecting only one particular thing:
a disease specific to horses

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. specific² AC noun

1. specifics [plural] particular details
specifics of
the specifics of the lawsuit
give/go into/provide etc specifics
Thurman was reluctant to go into specifics about the deal.

2. [countable] medical a drug that has an effect only on one particular disease

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

specific
adj.
VERBS be Can you be a little more specific in your instructions?
ADV. highly, very issuing a highly specific set of instructions
quite | fairly, rather
PREP. about She was quite specific about the type she wanted.

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