Practice FrenchC1adjective
spécieux
specious, plausible but false
« Cet argument spécieux ne résiste pas à un examen attentif. »
“This specious argument does not withstand careful examination.”
In other languages
- Spanish especioso, capcioso
- Portuguese especioso, capcioso
- German trügerisch, scheinbar stichhaltig
- Italian specioso, capzioso
- Arabic مغالط، خادع
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