Meanings of specious words in English

He is blinding you-weavinga bandage of specious words across your eyes.

But Flower o' the World was not to be deceived by such specious words.

He knew well how to flatter the king to his own advantage by specious words.

They had veiled their intent in specious words.

He came with specious words and deceiving pretences.

At the moment of hazard, the Sons of Liberty showed the white feather, were full of specious words, would not act.

Many there be who make of Love a gibe and a jest, and with specious words defame him by boastful tales.

Sir, beneath these specious words lurks the very subject on which, by a solemn vote of this body, I was refused a hearing.

Before the war specious words were used to cloak the German policy of aggression which has plunged the world in horror and is martyrizing peoples.

Such ideas were beyond the comprehension of most Englishmen, to whom the whole thing was plain disloyalty, however cloaked in specious words and glittering generalities.

These proverbs remind us of Bacon: " Specious words confound virtue."

The Master said, ' Specious words confound virtue.