specific

spe-cif-ic · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Clearly defined or identified; particular.

  2. 2.

    Relating to a particular subject.

  3. 3.

    [as noun, plural]Precise details.

Related words

Antonyms: general, vague
See also: general, particular, precise
Synonyms: exact, particular, precise

Etymology

From Late Latin specificus ("constituting a kind or species"), from Latin species.