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specious

/'sp/i//S//@/s/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Presenting a pleasing appearance; pleasing in form or look; showy.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. plausible but false

    adj.all

    Examples
    A specious claim.
    Synonyms spurious

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. based on pretense; deceptively pleasing

    adj.all

    Synonyms gilded meretricious

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

specifierspecifyspecillumspecimenspecimen bottlespeciosityspecious argumentspeciouslyspeciousnessspeckspeckedspeckle

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