You say that something is ~ when you are not told exactly what it is.
The government said an ~ number of bandits were killed...
He was arrested on ~ charges.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
You say that something is ~ when you are not told exactly what it is.
The government said an ~ number of bandits were killed...
He was arrested on ~ charges.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012