unspecific

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌʌnspəˈsɪfɪk/ UK /ˌʌnspəˈsɪfɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
not definite or precise; vague

His answers were so unspecific that no one knew what he intended.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · not definite or precise; vague vague general indefinite imprecise ambiguous broad

Opposites

specific precise definite exact particular

Word family

Derived forms unspecifically

Related forms specific specify specification

Etymology

From un- ('not') + specific, from Late Latin specificus ('constituting a kind'), from Latin species ('kind, appearance') + facere ('to make').

un- Old English species Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# unspecific

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌʌnspəˈsɪfɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌʌnspəˈsɪfɪk/

## Meanings
1. not definite or precise; vague

## Examples
- His answers were so unspecific that no one knew what he intended.

## Synonyms
- vague
- general
- indefinite
- imprecise
- ambiguous
- broad

## Antonyms
- specific
- precise
- definite
- exact
- particular

## Derived Forms
- unspecifically

## Related Forms
- specific
- specify
- specification

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: species

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + specific, from Late Latin specificus ('constituting a kind'), from Latin species ('kind, appearance') + facere ('to make').

## AI Etymology
Unspecific is from un- ('not') + specific, from Late Latin specificus ('constituting a kind'), from Latin species ('kind, appearance') + facere ('to make'). Important recorded forms include un- (Old English) and species (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers not definite or precise; vague. The wider family includes derived forms such as unspecifically and related words such as specific, specify, and specification.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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