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specious
adjective
(spe-cious)
plausible but false
Synonyms:
spurious
,
Examples:
A specious claim.
specious
adjective
(spe-cious)
based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
Synonyms:
gilded
,
glossy
,
meretricious
,
Words Related to
specious
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spurious
,
meretricious
,
false
,
insincere
,
invalid
,
gilded
,
fallacious
,
misleading
,
illusory
,
superfluous
,
deceitful
,
paradoxical
,
deceptive
,
unnecessary
,
disingenuous
,
absurd
,
baseless
,
preposterous
,
ludicrous
,
nonsensical
,
unsubstantiated
,
fatuous
,
illogical
,
tendentious
,
untrue
,
mendacious
,
laughable
,
dubious
,
unfounded
,
implausible
,
ridiculous
,
groundless
,
flimsy
,
frivolous
,
vacuous
,
plausible
,
sophistic
,
irrelevant
,
simplistic
,
bogus
,
hypocritical
,
sophistical
,
dishonest
,
trite
,
conclusory
,
asinine
,
meaningless
,
erroneous
,
factual
,
unsupportable
,
hyperbolic
,
unprovable
,
ahistorical
,
tautological
,
pseudoscientific
,
misguided
,
alarmist
,
otiose
,
unpersuasive
,
idiotic
,
unsupported
,
puerile
,
hackneyed
,
uncredible
,
inapt
,
irrefutable
,
risible
,
contemptible
,
obfuscating
,
obtuse
,
exaggerated
,
contentless
,
oversimplified
,
unavailing
,
unverifiable
,
unreasoned
,
scurrilous
,
nugatory
,
unrefuted
,
falsifiable
,
demagogical
,
refutable
,
baldfaced
,
justificatory
,
factitious
,
unsubstantial
,
disprovable
,
pernicious
,
unarguable
,
hyperbolized
,
wrongheaded
,
outlandish
,
outrageous
,
mealymouthed
,
inefficacious
,
indefensible
,
facile
,
demagogic
,
inapposite
,
useless
,
specious
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