Specious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
WEB1. : having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic. specious reasoning. 2. : having deceptive attraction or allure. 3. obsolete : showy. speciously adverb. …
SPECIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
WEBseeming to be right or true, but really wrong or false: a specious distinction. His whole argument is specious. (Definition of specious from the Cambridge Academic Content …
SPECIOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
WEBSpecious definition: apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible. See examples of SPECIOUS used in a sentence.
SPECIOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
WEBseeming to be right or true, but really wrong or false: a specious distinction. His whole argument is specious. (Definition of specious from the Cambridge Academic Content …
Specious - definition of specious by The Free Dictionary
WEBadj. 1. Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious: a specious argument. 2. Deceptively appealing: "It is easy enough to give the old idea [of programmatic music] a specious air of modernity" (Aaron Copland). [Middle English, attractive, from Latin speciōsus, from speciēs, appearance; see spek- in Indo-European …
SPECIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
WEB3 days ago · adjective. 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 …
specious - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
WEBNov 15, 2023 · specious ( comparative more specious, superlative most specious) Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious . Synonym: fallacious. This idea that we must see through what we have started is specious, however good it may sound.
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WEBspecious. seeming right or true but actually wrong or false synonym misleading. Definition of specious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Specious Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary
WEBadjective. Seeming to be good, sound, correct, logical, etc. without really being so; plausible but not genuine. Specious logic. Webster's New World. Having the ring of …
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WEBspecious meaning, definition, what is specious: seeming to be true or correct, but actua...: Learn more.
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