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speciously

/ˈspiː.ʃəs.li/

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adverb

/ˈspiː.ʃəs.li/C2formal
  • ruНаречие, означающее «таким образом, который кажется правильным или истинным, но на самом деле является ложным или вводящим в заблуждение». Описывает аргумент, утверждение или внешний вид, которые обманчиво правдоподобны на поверхности, но не имеют подлинной обоснованности или сути.

An adverb meaning "in a way that seems correct or true, but is actually false or misleading." It describes an argument, claim, or appearance that is deceptively plausible on the surface but lacks genuine validity or substance.

  1. Seemingly true but actually falseC2formal

    In a way that appears correct or true but is actually misleading or deceptive.

    ruЛожно

    • The argument was speciously presented to sound convincing.
    • He speciously claimed that the plan would solve all problems.
    • The advertisement speciously promised instant results.

    Synonymsdeceptivelymisleadinglyplausibly

    Antonymshonestlysincerelytruthfully

Forms
  • more speciously comparative form
  • most speciously superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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