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unspecifiable

unspecifiable adjective: unable to be specified.

Adjective

unspecifiable (comparative more unspecifiable, superlative most unspecifiable)

  1. Unable to be specified.
    • The development of an account of the biological underpinnings of behavior will be like the development of the atomic theory, a mixture of experimental, observational/clinical, and theoretical work that progressively reduces the number of unspecifiable parameters.2009 January 23, Helen Longino, “Perilous thoughts: comment on van Fraassen”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 143, number 1, →DOI, pages 25–32

Antonyms of unspecifiable

Forms of unspecifiable

comparativemore unspecifiable
superlativemost unspecifiable

Origin of unspecifiable

From un- + specifiable.

Words formed from unspecifiable

Questions about unspecifiable

What does unspecifiable mean?
Unspecifiable means unable to be specified.
What part of speech is unspecifiable?
Unspecifiable is an adjective.

Words near unspecifiable in the dictionary

  1. unspecializes
  2. unspecializing
  3. unspecialness
  4. unspeciated
  5. unspecifiability
  6. unspecifiable
  7. unspecifiably
  8. unspecific
  9. unspecifically
  10. unspecificities
  11. unspecificity

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