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Factious vs Specious - What's the difference?

factious | specious |

As adjectives the difference between factious and specious

is that factious is of, pertaining to, or caused by factions while specious is seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.

factious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, or caused by factions.
  • Given to or characterized by discordance or insubordination.

    • Derived terms

    * factiousness noun * factiously adverb

    References

    See also

    * factitious

    specious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.
    • This idea that we must see through what we have started is specious , however good it may sound.
  • *1776 , Thomas Paine,
  • *:I have frequently amused myself both in public and private companies, with silently remarking, the specious errors of those who speak without reflecting.
  • Having an attractive appearance intended to generate a favorable response; deceptively attractive.
  • (obsolete) Beautiful, pleasing to look at.

    • Synonyms

    * fallacious, insincere * (with appearance intended to generate a favorable response) meretricious

    Derived terms

    * speciosity * speciously * speciousness

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