Specious vs Plausive - What's the difference?
specious | plausive |
Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.
*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.
(rare) laudable
(obsolete) applauding; showing praise
(obsolete) plausible; specious
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between specious and plausive
is that specious is (obsolete) beautiful, pleasing to look at while plausive is (obsolete) plausible; specious.As adjectives the difference between specious and plausive
is that specious is seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious while plausive is (rare) laudable.specious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- This idea that we must see through what we have started is specious , however good it may sound.
Synonyms
* fallacious, insincere * (with appearance intended to generate a favorable response) meretriciousDerived terms
* speciosity * speciously * speciousnessAnagrams
*plausive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- (Young)
- (Shakespeare)