Author
Proudofmines
Registerd: 2006/07
Posted:Feb 19, 2007 12:48PM |
Subject: This week's theme is: Tell the truth now!
Message: specious
(adjective)
[SPEE-shahs]
1. plausible or appearing to be true, but actually false: "Felix was never tempted by the specious low-fat menu that hung above the fryers at his local fast food restaurant."
2. superficially or deceptively attractive
adverb form: speciously
noun forms: speciosity, speciousness
Origin:
Approximately 1513; from Middle English, 'speciouse': attractive, fair; borrowed from Latin, 'speciosus,' from 'species': appearance. |
