unspecified
Britishadjective
Explanation
If something's unspecified, you don't know the specifics, at least not yet. If your housemate offers to trade this week's dishes for next week's dusting and an unspecified chore to be named later, you should consider this offer carefully. Unspecified's base word, specify comes from the Latin word specificare, which means "to mention particularly." The prefix un means "not," so unspecified is something that is not particularly mentioned. If you've been sent to the store for an unspecified fruit, you might as well get your favorite. Are apples really your favorite?
Vocabulary lists containing unspecified
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Example Sentences
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Unspecified threats to the heir to the Dutch throne, Princess Amalia, forced her last year to abandon student accommodation in Amsterdam and continue her studies from home.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2023
Unspecified penalties await for anyone who breaks the rules.
From Washington Post • May 1, 2021
Unspecified “activities during the game” will take place at Beaver Stadium that day to mark the event, the release states.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2016
Unspecified chemicals were used in the other attacks in May, she said.
From Reuters • Jun. 15, 2013
Unspecified additional musical material is credited to, among others, Bette Midler, and songs here like the wistful “Good Girl,” with its mellow harmonies, evoke the retro mood of her 1970s albums.
From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2010
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