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speciously

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spe·cious  (spshs)
adj.
1. Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious: a specious argument.
2. Deceptively attractive.
[Middle English, attractive, from Latin specisus, from specis, appearance; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]
specious·ly adv.
speci·osi·ty (-sh-s-t), specious·ness (-shs-ns) n.
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Adv.1.speciously - in a specious manner


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And, besides all this, it is necessary to know what sort of government is best fitting for all cities: for most of those writers who have treated this subject, however speciously they may handle other parts of it, have failed in describing the practical parts: for it is not enough to be able to perceive what is best without it is what can be put in practice.
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No, sir, but the facts might be met speciously enough.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
In England all men spoke one tongue, speciously like American to the ear, but on cross-examination unintelligible.
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