单词 | specious |
释义 | specious —speciously, adv. —speciousness, n. /spee"sheuhs/, adj. 1. apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments. 2. pleasing to the eye but deceptive. 3. Obs. pleasing to the eye; fair. [1350-1400; ME < L speciosus fair, good-looking, beautiful, equiv. to speci(es) (see SPECIES) + -osus -OUS] Syn. 1. See plausible. 2. false, misleading. Ant. 1, 2. genuine. |
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