Specious - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈspiːʃəs|
Brit.
|ˈspiːʃəs|
adjective
- plausible but false (syn: spurious)
a specious claim
- based on pretense; deceptively pleasing (syn: gilded, glossy, meretricious)Extra examples
He justified his actions with specious reasoning.
...a specious argument that really does not stand up under close examination...
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