specious vs. spurious
[spee-shuhs]
/ ˈspi ʃəs /
adjective
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apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible.
specious arguments.
- Antonyms:
- genuine
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pleasing to the eye but deceptive.
- Synonyms:
- misleading, false
- Antonyms:
- genuine
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Obsolete. pleasing to the eye; fair.
[spyoor-ee-uhs]
/ ˈspyʊər i əs /
adjective
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not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.
- Antonyms:
- genuine
-
Biology. (of two or more parts, plants, etc.) having a similar appearance but a different structure.
-
of illegitimate birth; bastard.
