specifical

Variant of specific

adjective

  1. limiting or limited; specifying or specified; precise; definite; explicit: no specific plans
  2. of or constituting a species
  3. peculiar to or characteristic of something: specific traits
  4. of a special, or particular, sort or kind
  5. Med.
    1. specially indicated as a cure for a particular disease: a specific remedy
    2. produced by a particular microorganism: a specific disease
  6. Physics designating a certain constant characteristic of a substance or phenomenon measured against some arbitrary, fixed standard of reference or expressed as an amount per unit area, unit volume, etc.
Also Rarespecifical

Origin: LL specificus < L species (see species) + -ficus, -fic

noun

  1. something specially suited for a given use or purpose
  2. a specific cure or remedy
  3. a distinct item or detail; particular

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