| ADJECTIVE | all | specious, spurious | plausible but false |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | specious, gilded, meretricious, glossy | based on pretense |
| Sounds | spiy'shahs | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | Plausible but false. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a specious claim" | |
| Synonym | spurious | |
| Broader | false | not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality |
| Spanish | especioso, falso | |
| Nouns | speciousness | an appearance of truth that is false / false or deceptive |
| Adverbs | speciously | in a specious / specious manner |
| Meaning | Based on pretense; deceptively pleasing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | gilded, meretricious, glossy | |
| Broader | insincere | lacking sincerity |
| Spanish | engañoso, especioso, espurio | |
| Nouns | speciousness | an appearance of truth that is false / false or deceptive |
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