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adjective
- Seemingly well-reasoned or factual, but actually fallacious or insincere.
- This idea that we must see through what we have started is , however good it may sound.
- Having an attractive appearance intended to generate a favorable response; deceptively attractive.
- (obsolete) beautiful, Beautiful, pleasing to look at.
Translations: - French: (t, fr, spécieux, m), (t, fr, spécieuse, f)
- German: vordergrí¼ndig, fadenscheinig, unfundiert, leer
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Etymology: From speciosus, speciÅsus "good-looking".
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