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1 specious
adjectivea specious argument — ein nur scheinbar treffendes Argument
a specious pretence/appearance of honesty — ein Anschein von Ehrlichkeit
* * *spe·cious[ˈspi:ʃəs]\specious claim unfundierte Forderung\specious reasoning vordergründige Schlussfolgerungen pl* * *['spiːʃəs]adjargument, proposal, logic vordergründig bestechend; excuse fadenscheinig; claim unfundiert, fadenscheinig; charm, phrases leer; nonsense hohl* * *specious [ˈspiːʃəs] adj (adv speciously) bestechend, (äußerlich) blendend, trügerisch:specious argument Scheinargument n;specious prosperity scheinbarer Wohlstand* * *adjectivea specious pretence/appearance of honesty — ein Anschein von Ehrlichkeit
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4 megtévesztő
(DE) Falschheit {e}; irrefürende; täuschend; (EN) abuser; amusive; bewildering; colourable; cozening; deceiving; deceptive; delusive; delusory; diversionary; fallacious; false; illusive; illusory; seductive; specious; speciousness -
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(DE) flotte; ostensibel; (EN) brave; doggish; dressy; flash; flashly; flashy; have a good effect; jaunty; make a good appearance; showish; showy; sightly; specious; viewy
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Specious — Spe cious, a. [L. speciosusgood looking, beautiful, specious, fr. species look, show, appearance; cf. F. sp[ e]coeux. See {Species}.] 1. Presenting a pleasing appearance; pleasing in form or look; showy. [1913 Webster] Some [serpents] specious… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
specious — specious, spurious Specious, like the Latin word speciosus from which it is derived, began its life meaning ‘having a fine outward appearance’ (from Latin species ‘outward form’), but in the 17c acquired the unfavourable connotations that now… … Modern English usage
specious — I adjective affected, apparent, appearing, artificial, assumed, believable, bogus, casuistic, casuistical, colorable, colored, convincing, counterfeit, credible, deceiving, deceptive, deluding, delusive, delusory, erroneous, exterior, external,… … Law dictionary
specious — [spē′shəs] adj. [ME, fair, beautiful < L speciosus, showy, beautiful, plausible < species, look, show, appearance: see SPECIES] 1. seeming to be good, sound, correct, logical, etc. without really being so; plausible but not genuine… … English World dictionary
specious — (adj.) c.1400, pleasing to the sight, fair, from L. speciosus good looking, beautiful, from species appearance (see SPECIES (Cf. species)). Meaning seemingly desirable, reasonable or probable, but not really so is first recorded 1610s … Etymology dictionary
specious — *plausible, believable, colorable, credible Analogous words: *vain, nugatory, empty, hollow, idle: delusory, delusive, *misleading, deceptive: deceitful, *dishonest, untruthful, mendacious, lying … New Dictionary of Synonyms
specious — [adj] misleading apparent, apparently right, beguiling, captious, casuistic, colorable, credible, deceptive, delusive, empty, erroneous, fallacious, false, flattering, hollow, idle, illogical, inaccurate, incorrect, likely, nugatory, ostensible,… … New thesaurus
specious — ► ADJECTIVE 1) superficially plausible, but actually wrong. 2) misleading in appearance. DERIVATIVES speciously adverb speciousness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «beautiful»: from Latin speciosus fair, plausible … English terms dictionary
specious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. plausible, ostensible, apparent, casuistic, insincere; deceptive. See falsehood, imagination.Ant., logical, sincere. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. plausible, credible, colorable, beguiling, deceptive … English dictionary for students
specious — [[t]spi͟ːʃəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED 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. Syn: false … English dictionary
specious — adjective Etymology: Middle English, visually pleasing, from Latin speciosus beautiful, plausible, from species Date: 1513 1. obsolete showy 2. having deceptive attraction or allure 3. having a false look of truth or genuineness ; sophistic … New Collegiate Dictionary