Deceptively pleasing

• Plausible but untrue
• False
• Plausible but wrong
• Plausible but false
• Deceptively convincing
• Superficially plausible

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Specious \Spe"cious\, a. [L. speciosusgood-looking, beautiful, specious, fr. species look, show, appearance; cf. F. sp['e]coeux. See Species .] Presenting a pleasing appearance; pleasing in form or look; showy. Some [serpents] specious and beautiful ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ specious logic EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ All that is needed is a positive approach and an end to the specious fear of isolation. ▪ Even so, the size-and-weight-of-head argument is a rather specious one. ▪ In the history ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. plausible but false; "specious reasoning"; "the spurious inferences from obsolescent notions of causality"- Ethel Albert [syn: spurious ] plausible but false; "a specious claim" based on pretense; deceptively pleasing; "the gilded and perfumed but ...

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