specious
specious is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Apparently right; superficially fair, just, or correct, but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible; as, specious reasoning; a specious argument. Misled for a moment by the specious names of religion, liberty, and property. Macaulay. In consequence of their greater command of specious expression. J. Morley. See Plausible. -- Spe"xious*ly, adv. -- Spe"cious*ness, n.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- according
- all
- apparent
- apparently
- appearance
- belief
- believe
- belike
- ben
- bid
- chance
- circumstantial
- color
- colorable
- count
- credibility
- credible
- credibleness
- dare
- easy
- enough
- every
- evidence
- expect
- expectation
- eye
- fair
- favor
- favorable
- flatter
- for
- give
- good
- hope
- hopeful
- imply
- lend
- like
- likelihood
- likeliness
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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