adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ʌnˈspɛ.sɪ.faɪd/
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CMU ARPABET:AH0 N S P EH1 S AH0 F AY2 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Not specified; not thoroughly explained or detailed; not adequately commented.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unspec.
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective
Meaning 2
not stated explicitly or in detail
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
threatened unspecified reprisals
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: specified
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
неустановен
(neustanoven)
— not specified