Specious vs Specious - What's the difference?
specious | specious |
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.
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.
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between specious and specious
is that specious is (obsolete) beautiful, pleasing to look at while specious is (obsolete) beautiful, pleasing to look at.As adjectives the difference between specious and specious
is that specious is seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious while specious is seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.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
*specious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- This idea that we must see through what we have started is specious , however good it may sound.
