Unspecified Meaning
/ʌnˈspɛ.sɪ.faɪd/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot specified; not thoroughly explained or detailed; not adequately commented.
Sentence Examples
Tom was arrested on unspecified charges.
This wildcard character stands for an unspecified symbol.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The agreement left the ____ date of delivery to be determined by the buyer.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The company was sold for an ____ amount of money to a private group of international and investors today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English specified English unspecified From un- + specified.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Ranicide in rats was found to be reduced by injection of noradrenaline into the hypothalamus, as was muricide behaviour (Bandler, 1970).[…]Other sites in the unspecified ‘ventral midbrain’ were also found (Bandler, 1971) at which noradrenaline administration in crystalline form served to facilitate predatory aggression (ranicide and muricide)."
— 1984, Stephen T. Mason, “Catecholamines and vegetative behaviour”, in Catecholamines and Behaviour, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, section “Aggression”, page 333:
"Obviously, we must reject the existence of an unqualified or unspecified right to know. If the right to know did not require disclosure of only specific (types of) data or information, a person could be said to have a right to know just anything whatsoever."
— 2008, Transparency, Information and Communication Technology: Social Responsibility and Accountability in Business and Education:
"Howard Gleckman of the Tax Policy Center calls these unspecified sources of revenue “mystery meat,” and strongly suggests that nothing like this would actually happen."
— 2020, Paul Krugman, Arguing with Zombies:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The agreement left the ____ date of delivery to be determined by the buyer.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The company was sold for an ____ amount of money to a private group of international and investors today.