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   specious

   /ˈspiːʃəs/

   adjective

   • 1. superficially plausible, but actually wrong: "a specious argument"
   • ▪ misleading in appearance, especially misleadingly attractive: "the music trade gives Golden Oldies a specious appearance of novelty"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘beautiful’): from Latin speciosus ‘fair’, from species (see species).

   Derivatives

   • 1. speciosity noun
   • 2. speciously adverb
   • 3. speciousness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSPECIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SPECIOUS definition: 1. seeming to be right or true, but really wrong or false: 2. seeming to be right or true, but…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of SPECIOUS is having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic. How to use specious in a sentence. Did you know?

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   Specious definition: apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible. See examples of SPECIOUS used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySPECIOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SPECIOUS meaning: 1. seeming to be right or true, but really wrong or false: 2. seeming to be right or true, but…. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSPECIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Something that is specious seems to exist or be true, but is not real or true. [ formal ] It is unlikely that the Duke was convinced by such specious arguments.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › speciousSpecious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Use specious to describe an argument that seems to be good, correct, or logical, but is not so. We live on the earth, therefore the earth must be the center of the universe. This has been proven to be a specious theory of the solar system.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › speciousSpecious - definition of specious by The Free Dictionary

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   1. apparently correct or true, but actually wrong or false. 2. deceptively attractive in appearance. [C14 (originally: fair): from Latin speciōsus plausible, from speciēs outward appearance, from specere to look at] ˈspeciously adv. ˈspeciousness n.