I. ˈsəch, ˈsich adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English swilc; akin to Old High German sulīh such, Old English swā so, ge līk like — more at so , like
Date: before 12th century
1.
a. : of a kind or character to be indicated or suggested
a bag such as a doctor carries
b. : having a quality to a degree to be indicated
his excitement was such that he shouted
2. : of the character, quality, or extent previously indicated or implied
in the past few years many such women have shifted to full-time jobs
3. : of so extreme a degree or quality
never heard such a hubbub
4. : of the same class, type, or sort
other such clinics throughout the state
5. : not specified
II. pronoun
Date: before 12th century
1. : such a person or thing
2. : someone or something stated, implied, or exemplified
such was the result
3. : someone or something similar : similar persons or things
tin and glass and such
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- as such
Usage:
For reasons that are hard to understand, commentators on usage disapprove of such used as a pronoun. Dictionaries, however, recognize it as standard; all of the citations upon which our definitions of this word are based are clearly standard.
III. adverb
Date: before 12th century
1.
a. : to such a degree : so
such tall buildings
such a fine person
b. : very , especially
hasn't been in such good spirits lately
2. : in such a way
related such that each excludes the other