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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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   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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   • Get a quick, free translation! 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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   What is a specious argument?

   • loading examples... 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.

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   Specious means seeming to be right or true, but really wrong or false. Learn how to use this formal adjective in sentences and how to pronounce it in British and American English.

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   Specious means having a false look of truth or genuineness, or having deceptive attraction or allure. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of specious from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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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.

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   1. seeming to be good, sound, correct, logical, etc. without really being so; plausible but not genuine. specious logic. 2. Obsolete. pleasing to the sight.

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   Specious means seeming to be right or true, but really wrong or false. Learn how to use this formal adjective in different contexts, see synonyms and antonyms, and hear how it sounds.

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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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   Specious means plausible but false, based on pretense, or deceptively pleasing. Find out the origin, usage, and examples of specious and its synonyms, such as spurious, meretricious, and gilded.