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fal⋅la⋅cious

  [fuh-ley-shuhs]
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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   (fə-lā'shəs)   
adj.  
  1. Containing or based on a fallacy: a fallacious assumption.
  2. Tending to mislead; deceptive: fallacious testimony.
fal·la'cious·ly adv., fal·la'cious·ness n.
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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : fallacious
Spanish: erróneo, engañoso, falaz,
German: irreführend, falsch,
Japanese: 誤った
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