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Meaning
Adj
●
Seemingly well-reasoned,
plausible
or
true
, but
actually
fallacious.
●
Employing
fallacious
but
deceptively
plausible
arguments
; deceitful.
●
Having an
attractive
appearance
intended
to
generate
a
favorable
response
;
deceptively
attractive
.
●
Beautiful,
pleasing
to look at.
●
Alternative form of
speciose
(“rich in species”).
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Origin
specious
English
speciosus
Latin
species
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Fallacious
Meretricious
Pretextual
Misleading
Deceptive
Related
Nonsensical
Dubious
Disingenuous
Facile
Fatuous
Baseless
Preposterous
Bogus
Unpersuasive
Unsubstantiated
Erroneous
Groundless
Tenuous
Unsupportable
False
Risible
Unconvincing
Asinine
Ludicrous
Illogical
Tendentious
Flawed
Justified
Ambiguous
Simplistic
Wrongheaded
Justifiable
Tautological
Unfounded
Sophomoric
Capricious
Divisive
Dangerous
Controversial
Rational
Arbitrary
Straightforward
Legitimate
Lamentable
Real
Illusory
Remarkable
Evil
Significant
Predictable
Acceptable
Esoteric
Persuasive
Powerful
Hearsay
Definitive
Profound
Compelling
Believable
Reliable
Plausible
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Rhymes
Specious
Facetious
Monoecious
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