- 1. a. Presenting a pleasing appearance; pleasing in form or look; showy. Source: opted
- 2. a. Apparently right; superficially fair, just, or correct, but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible; as, specious reasoning; a specious argument. Source: opted
- 3. adj. plausible but false Source: wordnet
- 4. adj. based on pretense; deceptively pleasing Source: wordnet
- 5. j:100 s. plausible but false Source: ecdict
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