| (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique | marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness |
| being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides | appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs |
| relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species | having all the qualities typical of the thing specified |
| stated explicitly or in detail | limited to the thing specified |