Dictionary
spe•cious
Pronunciation: (spē'shus), [key]—
adj.
1. apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible:
specious arguments.
2. pleasing to the eye but deceptive.
3. Obs.pleasing to the eye; fair.
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