SPECIOUS


Meaning of SPECIOUS in English

adj. 1 superficially plausible but actually wrong (a specious argument). 2 misleadingly attractive in appearance. speciosity n. speciously adv. speciousness n.

[ ME, = beautiful, f. L speciosus (as SPECIES) ]

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