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"Specious" means "seemingly well-reasoned, plausible and true, but actually untrue".

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What part of speech is specious?

Specious is an adjective.


How do you pronounce the word specious?

( sa pi ish ) = specious


Specious of ersinial fotida?

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How do you use specious in a sentence?

The Russians claim that the American story of sending a man to moon is specious.


How would you use the word specious in a sentence?

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."


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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.


What specious is the turtle in?

amphibian


Is a specious argument is one in a which a great deal of space is given for alternative points of view?

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.


How many penguin specious are there?

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What is the meaning of specious?

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.


What specious does the sloth belong to?

rainforest/their home.


Specious in a sentence?

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.