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SPECIOUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Based on pretense; deceptively pleasing

Example:

a meretricious argument

Synonyms:

gilded; glossy; meretricious; specious

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

insincere (lacking sincerity)

Derivation:

speciousness (an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Plausible but false

Example:

spurious inferences

Synonyms:

specious; spurious

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

false (not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality)

Derivation:

speciousness (an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility)

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