Crossword-Solution: SPECIFIC
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Specific | a. | Of or pertaining to a species; characterizing or constituting a species; possessing the peculiar property or properties of a thing which constitute its species, and distinguish it from other things; as, the specific form of an animal or a plant; the specific qualities of a drug; the specific distinction between virtue and vice. |
| Specific | a. | Specifying; definite, or making definite; limited; precise; discriminating; as, a specific statement. |
| Specific | a. | Exerting a peculiar influence over any part of the body; preventing or curing disease by a peculiar adaption, and not on general principles; as, quinine is a specific medicine in cases of malaria. |
| Specific | n. | A specific remedy. See Specific, a., 3. |
| Specific | a. | Anything having peculiar adaption to the purpose to which it is applied. |
We have 38 clues for the answer “SPECIFIC”
| Clue | Answers |
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| stated explicitly or in detail | 1 answer |
| Unlike many budget proposals during campaign season | 1 answer |
| Opposite of general | 1 answer |
| General's opposite | 1 answer |
| CERTAIN place | 2 answers |
| Clearly defined | 2 answers |
| determinate | 10 answers |
| preponderant | 10 answers |
| especial | 15 answers |
| distinguishing | 18 answers |
| Irrefutable | 30 answers |
| incontestable | 30 answers |
| Concrete | 32 answers |
| unperjured | 36 answers |
| predominant | 36 answers |
| Justifiable | 36 answers |
| Veracious | 39 answers |
| Flavor | 39 answers |
| veridical | 39 answers |
| Allowable | 48 answers |
| guileless | 50 answers |
| Particular | 52 answers |
| Permissible | 52 answers |
| Literal. | 54 answers |
| suited | 57 answers |
| Blunt | 61 answers |
| Personal | 62 answers |
| Straightforward | 63 answers |
| explicit | 68 answers |
| Earnest | 68 answers |
| Qualified | 68 answers |
| Distinct | 71 answers |
| Precise | 73 answers |
| Formal | 73 answers |
| Definite | 77 answers |
| Suitable | 77 answers |
| Exact | 92 answers |
| Appropriate | 92 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the
discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
Hint 2 anagram
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Hint 3 another clue
eruption
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Sentences with SPECIFIC (5)
Aimed at the novice user, it attempts to remain operating system "neutral"---little information herein is specific to Unix, VMS, or any other environment.
This wording seems to establish that the term was already in use at the time in its current specific sense --- and Hopper herself reports that the term `bug' was regularly applied to problems in radar electronics during WWII.
The NNSC will answer general questions, and, for detailed information relating to specific components of the Internet, will help users find the appropriate contact for further assistance.
Indeed, at the sites where AM had been used most effectively within a library, the librarian was required to go to specific teachers and instruct them in its use.
According to a press release from Senator Gore's office, "The Information Infrastructure and Technology Act charges the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) with coordinating efforts to develop applications for high-performance computing networking and assigns specific responsibilities to the National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Agency, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the National Institutes of Health.
Quotes with SPECIFIC (3)
Hey, Carlos," the Professor says when he walks in. "How was REACH?""It sucked.""Can you be more specific?" my guardian asks." It really sucked," I elaborate, sarcasm dripping from every word.
Deep grief sometimes is almost like a specific location, a coordinate on a map of time. When you are standing in that forest of sorrow, you cannot imagine that you could ever find your way to a better place. But if someone can assure you that they themselves have stood in that same place, and now have moved on, sometimes this will bring hope
Faith in the power of prayer … is … faith in miraculous power; and faith in miracles is … the essence of faith in general. … [F]aith is nothing else than confidence in the reality of the subjective in opposition to the limitations or laws of Nature and reason, … The specific object of faith, therefore, is miracle; … To faith nothing is impossible, and miracle only gives actuality to this omnipotence of faith[.]
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Appears in: CrosSynergy, NYT, Slate, Universal, USA TODAY.
Used 7 times in crossword archives (1997–2021).