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spe⋅ci⋅os⋅i⋅ty

  [spee-shee-os-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
the quality or state of being specious.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME < LL speciōsitās good looks, beauty. See specious, -ity
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spe·cious   (spē'shəs)   
adj.  

  1. Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious: a specious argument.

  2. Deceptively attractive.


[Middle English, attractive, from Latin speciōsus, from speciēs, appearance; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]
spe'cious·ly adv., spe'ci·os'i·ty (-shē-ŏs'ĭ-tē), spe'cious·ness (-shəs-nĭs) n.
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