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specious

spe·cious [ spshəss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. apparently true but actually false: appearing to be true but really false
a specious claim

2. deceptively attractive: superficially attractive but actually of no real interest or value

[14th century. < Latin speciosus "good-looking" < species (see species)]

spe·cious·ly adverb
spe·cious·ness noun
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