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specious

Syllabification: (spe·cious)

Pronunciation: /ˈspēSHəs/

Translate specious | into Italian

Definition of specious

adjective

superficially plausible, but actually wrong:a specious argument
misleading in appearance, especially misleadingly attractive:the music trade gives Golden Oldies a specious appearance of novelty