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
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
Can such be used as a pronoun?: Usage Guide
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.
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
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