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Definition of
specious adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
specious
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈspiʃəs
/
/
(
formal
)
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seeming right or true but actually wrong or false
synonym
misleading
a specious argument
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specious
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