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1 specious prosperity
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2 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
* * *adj.trügerisch adj.
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