Definition of specious

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Specious (a.) Presenting a pleasing appearance; pleasing in form or look; showy.

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Daub :: Daub (v. t.) To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal.
Colored :: Colored (a.) Specious; plausible; adorned so as to appear well; as, a highly colored description..
Daubry :: Daubry (n.) A daubing; specious coloring; false pretenses.
Gloss :: Gloss (n.) A false or specious explanation.
Glossy :: Glossy (superl.) Smooth; specious; plausible; as, glossy deceit..
Seeming :: Seeming (n.) Appearance; show; semblance; fair appearance; speciousness.
Glossly :: Glossly (adv.) Like gloss; specious.
Gloze :: Gloze (v. i.) To give a specious or false meaning; to ministerpret.
Bubble :: Bubble (n.) Anything that wants firmness or solidity; that which is more specious than real; a false show; a cheat or fraud; a delusive scheme; an empty project; a dishonest speculation; as, the South Sea bubble..
Tinsel :: Tinsel (a.) Showy to excess; gaudy; specious; superficial.
Demagogue :: Demagogue (n.) A leader of the rabble; one who attempts to control the multitude by specious or deceitful arts; an unprincipled and factious mob orator or political leader.
Speciosity :: Speciosity (n.) That which is specious.
Plausible :: Plausible (a.) Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious; as, a plausible pretext; plausible manners; a plausible delusion..
Specious :: Specious (a.) Presenting a pleasing appearance; pleasing in form or look; showy.
Elench :: Elench (n.) A specious but fallacious argument; a sophism.
Speciosity :: Speciosity (n.) The quality or state of being specious; speciousness.
Plausive :: Plausive (a.) Plausible, specious..
Plausible :: Plausible (a.) Using specious arguments or discourse; as, a plausible speaker..
Plausibility :: Plausibility (n.) The quality of being plausible; speciousness.
Gloss :: Gloss (n.) A specious appearance; superficial quality or show.
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