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specious definition

spe·cious (spē′s̸həs)

adjective

  1. seeming to be good, sound, correct, logical, etc. without really being so; plausible but not genuine specious logic
  2. Obsolete pleasing to the sight

Etymology: ME, fair, beautiful < L speciosus, showy, beautiful, plausible < species, look, show, appearance: see species

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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