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How to pronounce “specious”
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Pronunciation guide for specious
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of specious with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 6 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Why Time Flies
to call the specious present, that's where all the action is.
- Definition summary
- Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.
Example 1 of 6
How to pronounce specious
Why Time Flies
to call the specious present, that's where all the action is.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “specious”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.
- Employing fallacious but deceptively plausible arguments; deceitful.
- Having an attractive appearance intended to generate a favorable response; deceptively attractive.
- (obsolete) Beautiful, pleasing to look at.
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