specificadjective
uk/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/us/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/specific adjective (PARTICULAR)
B2 relating to one thing and not others; particular:
The virus attacks specific cells in the brain.
The money is intended to be used for specific purposes.
formal The disease seems to be specific to (= only found in) certain types of plant.
Is there anything specific you want from the shops?
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- The regional editions of the paper contain specific information for that area.
- We're looking for a very specific sort of person and this woman seems to fulfil all of our criteria.
- Some of the children have specific learning difficulties.
- They nailed him down to a specific time and place.
- Several subcommittees will be set up to deal with specific environmental issues.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Particular and individual
- be the very thing idiom
- certain
- esp
- especially
- head
- individual
- individualism
- individualist
- one-trick pony
- particular
- particularity
- peculiar
- peculiarity
- peculiarly
- personal
- pet
- singly
- specifically
- the UN
- to wit idiom
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specific adjective (EXACT)
C1 clear and exact:
No specific allegations have yet been made about the prison officers' behaviour.
Can you be more specific about where your back hurts?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Accurate and exact
- accuracy
- accurate
- aright
- authoritative
- bang
- be bang on idiom
- exact
- exactly
- flat
- in so many words idiom
- infallible
- infallibly
- letter-perfect
- literal
- technically
- to the day idiom
- to the letter idiom
- truly
- unerring
- verbatim
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