specific (adj.) Copy link Outline I. Relating to a speciesII. Precise and definite • specific (adj.): I. Relating to a species: Phr.: s. features, quae alicujus rei propria [ac peculiaria] sunt: v. peculiar, proper. S. name (scient. t. t.), perh. *speciei nomen, nomen speciale. II. Precise and definite: v. explicit, explicitly.