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[ spee -shuh s ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈspi ʃəs / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments.
pleasing to the eye but deceptive.
Obsolete . pleasing to the eye; fair.
Origin of specious First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin speciōsus “fair, good-looking, beautiful,” equivalent to speci(ēs) (see species) + -ōsus adjective suffix; see -ous
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synonym study for specious 1 . See plausible.
OTHER WORDS FROM specious spe·cious·ly, adverb spe·cious·ness, noun non·spe·cious, adjective non·spe·cious·ly, adverb
non·spe·cious·ness, noun un·spe·cious, adjective un·spe·cious·ly, adverb un·spe·cious·ness, noun
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH specious species, specious Words nearby specious specific volume, specify, specimen, specimen plant, speciosity, specious , specious present, speck, speckle, speckled trout, speckled wood
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Example sentences from the Web for specious That struck the ACLU—and the judge in the case, Alvin Hellerstein—as a specious argument.
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So specious , in fact, that they are increasingly seen to be rationales to cover outdated forms of prejudice.
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Set aside for a moment that that logic is specious in the first place.
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In a TiVo age, who watches political ads anyway, no matter how specious or bombastic?
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While the public gasped at this specious statement, the defense took over for cross examination.
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But Baldinucci also relates that he had a specious answer ready for whoever remonstrated with him on thus endangering his soul.
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As to the unmarketable nature of his cargo, that specious plea is flatly disproved by the ship's manifest.
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The specious nature of his disposition is well depicted in this transaction.
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Wasnt there light in the fact which, as we shared our solitude, broke out with a specious glitter it had never yet quite worn?
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Under the specious guise of "immigration," they are replenishing those Islands with slaves from the coast of Africa.
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British Dictionary definitions for specious adjective apparently correct or true, but actually wrong or false
deceptively attractive in appearance
Derived forms of specious speciously , adverb speciousness , noun Word Origin for specious C14 (originally: fair): from Latin speciōsus plausible, from speciēs outward appearance, from specere to look at
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