determiner / pronoun / adjective
such
SUCH/sʌtʃ/
Of the specified kind or character.
The shopper points to the sample bowl and asks for more such bowls.
Etymology
Old English swylc continues an older compound meaning “so formed”: something is “such” when it has the kind or degree indicated by the surrounding context.
In context
Nothing will have such influence with the superiors in promoting the advancement of a candidate as very copious narrations of this kind
More examples
- We allow service dogs, but all such animals must remain leashed.
- She is a trusted expert and is treated as such.
- You show such patience with new students.