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Meanings of specious in inglés

Based on pretense; deceptively pleasing.

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        Plausible but false.

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              Examples for "spurious"
              Examples for "spurious"
              1
              Of course the reason offered by the Bank of Ireland is spurious.
              The Irish Times
              2
              Consequently, data cleaning is of paramount importance in excluding spurious genotyping results.
              Pubmed
              3
              Gruesome as the idea was, I didn't believe the association was spurious.
              Temperance Brennan 01 - Déjà Dead
              4
              They could no longer cling to spurious claims about how education corrupts.
              The Guardian
              5
              Because I am quite certain this charge will prove to be spurious.
              Layover in dubai
              Usage of specious in inglés
              1
              It was specious-whichis the best that can be said for it.
              The Life of Cesare Borgia
              2
              He would be put on the sacrificial altar for that specious truth.
              Rakes and radishes
              3
              His demand of the supreme authority was evaded on some specious pretext.
              The History of the Thirty Years' War
              4
              Drawing specious connections isn't just for musicians, but music journos as well.
              Wired
              5
              His reasoning is specious, but beneath the sophistry there is a plan.
              Anthropology of an american girl: a novel
              6
              This reason which they display we have above removed as especially specious.
              The Apology of the Augsburg Confession
              7
              A specious Syllogism that is not really valid is called a Parasyllogism.
              Logic: Deductive and Inductive
              8
              Even then the real reasons for holding the women can be specious.
              The Guardian
              9
              Adverse appearances might be numerous and specious, but they were unquestionably false.
              Wieland; Or, The Transformation: An American Tale
              10
              He is blinding you-weavinga bandage of specious words across your eyes.
              The Mystics: A Novel
              11
              Under a specious, smiling countenance you all conceal a heart of gall.
              Imogen: A Pastoral Romance
              12
              Her pulses beat wildly, but she forced herself to a specious calmness.
              The Gray Dawn
              13
              But Powers was not a man to be misled by specious appearances.
              Primitive Love and Love-Stories
              14
              But so specious a piece of special pleading cannot serve Clive's turn.
              A History of the Four Georges, Volume II
              15
              He courted power by nobler, or, at least, by more specious arts.
              History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1
              16
              Yet though Abdiel's intentions were undeniably good, his argument is rather specious.
              Harvard Classics Volume 28 / Essays English and American
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