unspecified

/ˈʌnˌspɛsəˈfaɪd/

/ənˈspɛsɪfaɪd/

If something's unspecified, you don't know the specifics, at least not yet. If your housemate offers to trade this week's dishes for next week's dusting and an unspecified chore to be named later, you should consider this offer carefully.

Unspecified's base word, specify comes from the Latin word specificare, which means "to mention particularly." The prefix un means "not," so unspecified is something that is not particularly mentioned. If you've been sent to the store for an unspecified fruit, you might as well get your favorite. Are apples really your favorite?

Definitions of unspecified

1. adjective

   not stated explicitly or in detail
   “threatened unspecified reprisals”

   antonyms:

   specified

   clearly and explicitly stated

   mere

   being nothing more than specified

   nominal, nominative

   named; bearing the name of a specific person

   specific

   stated explicitly or in detail