SPECIOUS


Meaning of SPECIOUS in English

[ 'spi:ʃəs ]

■ adjective superficially plausible, but actually wrong.

↘misleadingly attractive in appearance.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Origin

ME (in the sense 'beautiful'): from L. speciosus 'fair, plausible, ~', from species (see species ).

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