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New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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speciously — specious ► ADJECTIVE 1) superficially plausible, but actually wrong. 2) misleading in appearance. DERIVATIVES speciously adverb speciousness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «beautiful»: from Latin speciosus fair, plausible … English terms dictionary
speciously attractive — index meretricious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
speciously — See specious. * * * … Universalium
speciously — adverb In a specious manner, fallaciously, erroneously … Wiktionary
speciously — adv. in a specious manner, superficially true or good; in a deceptively attractive manner … English contemporary dictionary
speciously — spe·cious·ly … English syllables
speciously — adverb in a specious manner • Derived from adjective: ↑specious … Useful english dictionary
specious — speciously, adv. speciousness, n. /spee sheuhs/, adj. 1. apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments. 2. pleasing to the eye but deceptive. 3. Obs. pleasing to the eye; fair. [1350… … Universalium
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specious — adjective Etymology: Middle English, visually pleasing, from Latin speciosus beautiful, plausible, from species Date: 1513 1. obsolete showy 2. having deceptive attraction or allure 3. having a false look of truth or genuineness ; sophistic … New Collegiate Dictionary
