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   Spe·cious

   /ˈspēSHəs/

   

   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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   • Definition of specious adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary seeming right or true but actually wrong or false synonym misleading Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.

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   • Define speciousness. speciousness synonyms, speciousness pronunciation, speciousness translation, English dictionary definition of speciousness. adj. 1. Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious: a specious argument.

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   What is the meaning of Speciosity?

   • 1. an image orlikeness. 2. a mere image or one that does not represent the reality of the original. speciosity. the state or quality of appearing to be greater or more than is to be found on a close examination, as an argument that has the appearance of merit but does not stand up to a close look. — specious, adj.

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   • The specious present includes elements at all stages on the journey from sensation to image.

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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.

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   Definition of specious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   1 day ago · specious in American English. (ˈspiʃəs ) adjective. 1. seeming to be good, sound, correct, logical, etc. without really being so; plausible but not genuine. specious logic. 2. Obsolete.

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   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).

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   There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective specious, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   adjective. These are words and phrases related to specious. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of specious. He reached the wrong conclusion by specious reasoning. Synonyms. deceptive. misleading. fallacious. questionable. casuistic. dubious. false. invalid. faulty. sophistical. unsubstantiated. unsound

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   apparently true or right but actually without merit: a specious argument. spe•cious•ly, adv. See -spec-. superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments. pleasing to the eye but deceptive. fair. spe′cious•ness, n. 1. See plausible.