Read full poem →Wise Aristotle and Smiglecius,[35]
By ratiocinations specious,
Have strove to prove with great precision,
Dictionary Entry
Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.
In a Sentence
“This idea that we must see through what we have started is specious, however good it may sound.”
Origin
Origin details are still being enriched for this entry.
Common Phrases
. speciouspresent speciousarguments speciousargument speciouspretext speciouspretence specious
Missing dictionary details are being fetched in the background.
Antonyms
No antonyms yet.
Poetry examples for “specious”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →many a fair precept in poetry is like a seeming demonstration in
mathematicks, very specious in the diagram, but failing in the mechanick
operation. I think I have generally observed his instructions: I am sure
Read full poem →To Baals illusive and specious,
Till chance had there voiced me
Read full poem →I look on the specious electrical light
Blatant, mechanical, crawling and white,