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    specific
    /spɪˈsɪfɪk/

    adjective

    • 1. clearly defined or identified: "savings were made by increasing the electricity supply only until it met specific development needs" Similar particularspecifiedcertainfixedOpposite general
    • 2. relating to species or a species: "the differences between them can only be on the specific level"

    noun

    • 1. a medicine or remedy effective in treating a particular disease or part of the body: dated "he grasped at the idea as though she had offered him a specific for cancer"
    • 2. a precise detail: "I wish I'd put more thought into the specifics"

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