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- adverb In an
unspecific manner; notspecifically
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Examples
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“It was a madhouse,” he tells me unspecifically, neither lying nor telling the truth.
Chuck Klosterman on Rock Chuck Klosterman 2010
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The revised title for next week's results is by Kevin Dopart; this week's honorable-mentions subhead is by Craig Dykstra. in which we asked rather unspecifically for nerdy, quantitatively leaning musings:
Style Invitational Week 872: Make a word out of a name; and geeky musings 2010
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Her omission of any discussion of human shields while reporting from Gaza while on the other hand answering that question, though as briefly and unspecifically as possible, in a broadcast heard only locally in New York is significant: she would like to continue reporting from Gaza.
Q. and A. With Taghreed El-Khodary in Gaza - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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He's referring specifically/unspecifically to "the nanny or household tax problems and so forth" in the Obama administration:
Woodward's ominous and vague prediction of scandal: "I say it's not over." Ann Althouse 2009
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Make no mistake, Feingold's motion to censure is not a foolish nuisance interrupting your busy lawmaking schedules, not an unnecessary distraction from the great work of appealing as unspecifically as possible to enough disgruntled Republicans that we can eke out a tarnished and compromised numerical victory in November.
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The other way to solve this problem is a ‘living constitution’ interpretation enumerating rights that are listed unspecifically at best.
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“It was a madhouse,” he tells me unspecifically, neither lying nor telling the truth.
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs Chuck Klosterman 2003
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“It was a madhouse,” he tells me unspecifically, neither lying nor telling the truth.
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs Chuck Klosterman 2003
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“It was a madhouse,” he tells me unspecifically, neither lying nor telling the truth.
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs Chuck Klosterman 2003
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“It was a madhouse,” he tells me unspecifically, neither lying nor telling the truth.
Appetite for Replication Chuck Klosterman 2003
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