Associations to the word «Specious»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
SPECIOUS, adjective. Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.
SPECIOUS, adjective. Having an attractive appearance intended to generate a favorable response; deceptively attractive.
SPECIOUS, adjective. (obsolete) Beautiful, pleasing to look at.
Dictionary definition
SPECIOUS, adjective. Plausible but false; "a specious claim"; "spurious inferences".
SPECIOUS, adjective. Based on pretense; deceptively pleasing; "the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility"; "meretricious praise"; "a meretricious argument".
Wise words
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