OF A CERTAIN meaning: Belonging to a specific category - OneLook

Usually means: Belonging to a specific category.

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Definitions from Wiktionary (of a certain)

▸ adverb: (obsolete) certainly

Similar:

certie, certes, to wisse, I wiss, iwis, like, belikely, sometimes, chanceably, algate, more...

Opposite:

uncertain, indefinite, ambiguous, vague, unclear

Phrases:

of a certain age, Men of a Certain Age, made of a certain hard wood, contents of a certain closet, of a certain poetic style, more...

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Similar:

certie, certes, to wisse, I wiss, iwis, like, belikely, sometimes, chanceably, algate, more...

Opposite:

uncertain, indefinite, ambiguous, vague, unclear

Phrases:

of a certain age, Men of a Certain Age, made of a certain hard wood, contents of a certain closet, of a certain poetic style, one end of a certain spectrum, domain of a certain noble, more...

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