unspecified

adjective

un·​spec·​i·​fied ˌən-ˈspe-sə-ˌfīd How to pronounce unspecified (audio)
: not named or stated explicitly : not specified
an unspecified location
unspecifiable adjective
unspecifiable sources

Examples of unspecified in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Then in February 2024, a Las Vegas television station reported that Simpson, then 76, was again undergoing treatment for an unspecified cancer. Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2024 Geyser previously petitioned for conditional release in 2022, but later withdrew the request for unspecified reasons. Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024 Schiller died on April 3 of unspecified causes, his agent, Amanda Evans at Scott Marshall Partners in the U.K., confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024 Feyre and her family live in a land that is definitely probably not England in an unspecified time where voting seems not to exist, but women can speak in public without being burned at the stake. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2024 Carlo sued the county and is asking for unspecified damages. Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024 In his research Ghosh found that when Stable Diffusion was asked to depict an unspecified person, images of fair-skinned men from Western countries were most common. Reece Rogers, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024 The plaintiffs’ lawyers plan to later seek unspecified legal fees payable by Google. Reuters, NBC News, 1 Apr. 2024 The ship carried 56 containers with hazardous materials, and of those, 14 that carried perfumes, soaps and unspecified resin had been destroyed. Mike Catalini, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1624, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unspecified was in 1624

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“Unspecified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unspecified. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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