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adj. Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious: a specious argument.

adj. Deceptively attractive.

adj. Seemingly well-reasoned or factual, but actually fallacious or insincere; strongly held but false.

adj. Having an attractive appearance intended to generate a favorable response; deceptively attractive.

adj. Beautiful, pleasing to look at.

adj. Presenting a pleasing appearance; pleasing in form or look; showy.

adj. Apparently right; superficially fair, just, or correct, but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible

Pleasing to the eye; externally fair or showy; appearing beautiful or charming; sightly; beautiful.

Superficially fair, just, or correct; appearing well; apparently right; plausible; beguiling: as, specious reasoning; a specious argument; a specious person or book.

Appearing actual, or in reality; actually existing; not imaginary.

Pertaining to species or a species.

Synonyms Colorable, Plausible, etc. See ostensible.

adj. based on pretense; deceptively pleasing

adj. plausible but false

"She is what I call a specious pig, and why she wanted to send me a Christmas card I simply can't imagine."

insincere    false   

sincere   

plausible    specious logistic    specious arithmetic   

speciosity    speciously    speciousness   

ostensible    showy    plausible    feasible    colorable    flimsy    colored    fallacious    insincere    meretricious   

facetious   

plausible    deceitful    sophistical    deceptive    fallacious    insidious    delusive    unfounded    frivolous    false