speciouslyadv.¹

Brit.

/ˈspiːʃəsli/, U.S.

/ˈspiʃəsli/

Etymology: < specious adj.

†1. So as to present a fair or respectable appearance. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1677 I. Barrow Serm. Several Occasions (1678) 130 To these considerations may be added, that we are commanded to walk εὐσχημόνως, (decently, or speciously, which implies a regard to mens opinion).

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 396 To grow Rich, be saluted with Honour, appear magnificently, be accounted Noble and speciously Great,..they will venture on any Evil Enterprize.

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. ii. 94 Leshly had placed them by the advantage of that Hill so speciously, that they had the appearance of a good Body of Men.

2. In a specious manner; attractively or plausibly, but deceptively or fallaciously.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > appearance or aspect > [adverb] > seemingly or apparently > speciously

speciously1647

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > semblance, outward show > [adverb]

colourablya1400

colourly?1550

speciously1647

plausibly1648

meretriciously1755

fairly1821

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > semblance, outward show > [adverb] > in appearance

colourably1433

in show1556

for show1563

affectedly1637

speciously1647

ostensibly1762

ostensively1763

lamb-fashion1810

pretencedly1885

1647 Earl of Clarendon Contempl. Psalms in Tracts (1727) 405 There can be little said for the defence of the one, which may not be as speciously offered..for the defence of the other.

1699 Bp. G. Burnet Expos. Thirty-nine Articles xxii. 234 Contrary..to the Worshipping of Images of all sorts, how speciously soever they may be disguised.

1734 tr. C. Rollin Anc. Hist. I. 313 Other things were speciously pretended.

1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall II. xix. 143 Exasperated, as he might speciously allege, by injuries of a similar nature [etc.].

1800 P. Colquhoun Treat. Commerce & Police R. Thames viii. 261 It has been argued speciously, that Docks will supersede the necessity of a Police.

1872 J. L. Sanford Estimates Eng. Kings: James I 323 The poverty of his exchequer, to which his policy of abstinence from war has been sometimes speciously attributed.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

speciouslyadv.²

Etymology: Alteration of specially adv.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈspeciously.

Specially, notably, principally. The form also occurs in modern dial. ( Eng. Dial. Dict.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adverb]

hurec893

sunderlyeOE

highlyOE

namelya1200

sunderlepesa1200

sunderlepea1225

specialc1230

specially1340

serelya1375

principallyc1390

especially?a1400

rathestc1400

singularlyc1430

selfly1503

singular1530

enspecial1534

inespecially1557

nearly1560

peculiarly1561

inespecial1569

especial1591

speciouslya1616

nominately1641

chief1645

perpendicularly1658

a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) iii. iv. 108 Qui. I will do what I can for them all three,..and Ile bee as good as my word, but speciously [1602 specially] for M. Fenton.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) iv. v. 104 Qui. Haue not they suffer'd? Yes, I warrant; speciously [1602 specially] one of them.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	speciously
释义	speciouslyadv.¹ Brit. /ˈspiːʃəsli/, U.S. /ˈspiʃəsli/ Etymology: < specious adj. †1. So as to present a fair or respectable appearance. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1677 I. Barrow Serm. Several Occasions (1678) 130 To these considerations may be added, that we are commanded to walk εὐσχημόνως, (decently, or speciously, which implies a regard to mens opinion). 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 396 To grow Rich, be saluted with Honour, appear magnificently, be accounted Noble and speciously Great,..they will venture on any Evil Enterprize. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. ii. 94 Leshly had placed them by the advantage of that Hill so speciously, that they had the appearance of a good Body of Men. 2. In a specious manner; attractively or plausibly, but deceptively or fallaciously. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > appearance or aspect > [adverb] > seemingly or apparently > speciously speciously1647 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > semblance, outward show > [adverb] colourablya1400 colourly?1550 speciously1647 plausibly1648 meretriciously1755 fairly1821 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > semblance, outward show > [adverb] > in appearance colourably1433 in show1556 for show1563 affectedly1637 speciously1647 ostensibly1762 ostensively1763 lamb-fashion1810 pretencedly1885 1647 Earl of Clarendon Contempl. Psalms in Tracts (1727) 405 There can be little said for the defence of the one, which may not be as speciously offered..for the defence of the other. 1699 Bp. G. Burnet Expos. Thirty-nine Articles xxii. 234 Contrary..to the Worshipping of Images of all sorts, how speciously soever they may be disguised. 1734 tr. C. Rollin Anc. Hist. I. 313 Other things were speciously pretended. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall II. xix. 143 Exasperated, as he might speciously allege, by injuries of a similar nature [etc.]. 1800 P. Colquhoun Treat. Commerce & Police R. Thames viii. 261 It has been argued speciously, that Docks will supersede the necessity of a Police. 1872 J. L. Sanford Estimates Eng. Kings: James I 323 The poverty of his exchequer, to which his policy of abstinence from war has been sometimes speciously attributed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). speciouslyadv.² Etymology: Alteration of specially adv.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈspeciously. Specially, notably, principally. The form also occurs in modern dial. ( Eng. Dial. Dict.). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adverb] hurec893 sunderlyeOE highlyOE namelya1200 sunderlepesa1200 sunderlepea1225 specialc1230 specially1340 specially1340 serelya1375 principallyc1390 especially?a1400 rathestc1400 singularlyc1430 selfly1503 singular1530 enspecial1534 inespecially1557 nearly1560 peculiarly1561 inespecial1569 especial1591 speciouslya1616 nominately1641 chief1645 perpendicularly1658 a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) iii. iv. 108 Qui. I will do what I can for them all three,..and Ile bee as good as my word, but speciously [1602 specially] for M. Fenton. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) iv. v. 104 Qui. Haue not they suffer'd? Yes, I warrant; speciously [1602 specially] one of them. View more context for this quotation This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adv.¹1647adv.²a1616
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