Main Entry:

¹such

Pronunciation:

\ˈsəch, ˈsich\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English swilc; akin to Old High German sulīh such, Old English swā so, gelīk like — more at so, like

Date:

before 12th century

1 a: of a kind or character to be indicated or suggested <a bag such as a doctor carries> b: having a quality to a degree to be indicated <his excitement was such that he shouted>2: of the character, quality, or extent previously indicated or implied <in the past few years many such women have shifted to full-time jobs>3: of so extreme a degree or quality <never heard such a hubbub>4: of the same class, type, or sort <other such clinics throughout the state>5: not specified