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Word of the Day : March 26, 2022
specious \SPEE-shuss\ adjective
What It Means
Specious means "having deceptive attraction or allure" or "having a false look of truth or genuineness."
// The new streamlined design of the phone is specious: it may look new, but its innards are the same, offering no new capabilities or improvements.
// The suspect insisted he was telling the truth, but the detective felt his statements were specious.
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