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fal·la·cious

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–adjective

1.	containing a fallacy; logically unsound: fallacious arguments.

2.	deceptive; misleading: fallacious testimony.

3.	disappointing; delusive: a fallacious peace.

[Origin: 1500–10; < L fallāciōsus deceitful, deceptive. See fallacy, -ous

]

—Related forms

fal·la·cious·ly, adverb

fal·la·cious·ness, noun

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fal·la·cious Audio Help (fə-lā'shəs) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Containing or based on a fallacy: a fallacious assumption.
Tending to mislead; deceptive: fallacious testimony.

fal·la'cious·ly adv., fal·la'cious·ness n.

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fallacious
adjective
1.	containing or based on a fallacy; "fallacious reasoning"; "an unsound argument"
2.	intended to deceive; "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes" [syn: deceitful]
3.	based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information; "fallacious hope"

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
fallacious [fəˈleiʃəs] adjective

wrong, mistaken or showing false reasoning
Example: a fallacious argument

Arabic:	خَدّاع، مُضَلِّل
Chinese (Simplified):	谬误的,不合理的
Chinese (Traditional):	謬誤的,不合理的
Czech:	mylný, klamný
Danish:	fejlagtig; falsk
Dutch:	vals
Estonian:	ekslik
Finnish:	harhaanjohtava
French:	fallacieux
German:	irreführend, falsch
Greek:	λαθεμένος
Hungarian:	megtévesztő
Icelandic:	villandi; rangur, órökréttur
Indonesian:	keliru
Italian:	fallace

Japanese:	誤った
Korean:	그릇된
Latvian:	kļūdains; maldīgs; maldinošs
Lithuanian:	klaidingas
Norwegian:	feil, villedende, uholdbar
Polish:	błędny, złudny
Portuguese (Brazil):	falacioso
Portuguese (Portugal):	falacioso
Romanian:	greşit
Russian:	ошибочный
Slovak:	mylný
Slovenian:	zmoten
Spanish:	erróneo, engañoso, falaz
Swedish:	bedräglig, falsk, vilseledande
Turkish:	yanıltıcı

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Fallacious

Fal*la"cious\, a. [L. fallaciosus, fr. fallacia: cf. F. fallacieux. See Fallacy.] Embodying or pertaining to a fallacy; illogical; fitted to deceive; misleading; delusive; as, fallacious arguments or reasoning. -- Fal*la"cious*ly, adv. -Fal*la"cious*ness, n.

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