"Specious" means "seemingly well-reasoned, plausible and true, but actually untrue".
Specious is an adjective.
( sa pi ish ) = specious
write about the specious of ersinial fotida?
The Russians claim that the American story of sending a man to moon is specious.
Specious means "misleading in appearance, or something that may seem plausible at first but isn't true or accurate." Following is a use of "specious" in sentence: "The thief had a specious argument, and soon people realized he was the guilty party."
Specious is used to describe something that sounds true or plausible but is not: The Area 51 theorists use some very specious arguments to validate their assumptions.
amphibian
No. In fact the statement: "A specious argument is one in which a great deal of space is given for alternative p[oints of view" is an example of a specious statement. At first sight it looks plausible. But when you think about it, it is incorrect. And THAT is whar specious means.
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Presenting a pleasing appearance; pleasing in form or look; showy., Apparently right; superficially fair, just, or correct, but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible; as, specious reasoning; a specious argument.
rainforest/their home.
The flirty teen told the officer a specious story about her car accident, because she did not want to tell the truth about how she'd run off the road into the ditch while texting on her cell phone.