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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
Example:
a meretricious argument
Synonyms:
gilded; glossy; meretricious; specious
Classified under:
Similar:
insincere (lacking sincerity)
Derivation:
speciousness (an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Plausible but false
Example:
spurious inferences
Synonyms:
specious; spurious
Classified under:
Similar:
false (not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality)
Derivation:
speciousness (an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility)
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