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- Dictionaryspecious/ˈspiːʃəs/
adjective
- 1. superficially plausible, but actually wrong: "a specious argument"
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1. : having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic. specious reasoning. 2. : having deceptive attraction or allure. 3. obsolete : showy. speciously adverb. speciousness noun. Did you know? Specious comes from Latin speciosus, meaning "beautiful" or "plausible," and Middle English speakers used it to mean "visually pleasing."
seeming to be right or true, but really wrong or false: a specious distinction. His whole argument is specious. (Definition of specious from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of specious. specious. It confers on the various perspectives on empathy only a specious nominal unity.
Use specious to describe an argument that seems to be good, correct, or logical, but is not so. We live on the earth, therefore the earth must be the center of the universe. This has been proven to be a specious theory of the solar system. Specious is pronounced "SPEE-shuhs."
SPECIOUS meaning: 1. seeming to be right or true, but really wrong or false: 2. seeming to be right or true, but…. Learn more.
Something that is specious seems to exist or be true, but is not real or true. [ formal ] It is unlikely that the Duke was convinced by such specious arguments.
Specious definition: apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible. See examples of SPECIOUS used in a sentence.
Jun 12, 2024 · specious (comparative more specious, superlative most specious) Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious. Synonym: fallacious
1. apparently correct or true, but actually wrong or false. 2. deceptively attractive in appearance. [C14 (originally: fair): from Latin speciōsus plausible, from speciēs outward appearance, from specere to look at] ˈspeciously adv. ˈspeciousness n.
Specious definition: Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious.
Definition of specious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
