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speciously

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10 lettersPronunciation /ˈspiːʃəsli/Part of speech adverbSorted ceilopssuyStarts with SEnds with Y0 clues
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Definitions

  1. in a specious manner

Word origin

From specious + -ly.

Used in a sentence

  • Exasperated, as he might speciously allege, by the injuries of a similar nature, he hastened with a few followers to join the standard, and to betray the confidence, of his too credulous friend.
  • And thus his jealous soul speciously argued to excuse the separation of father and child.
  • I will do what I can for them all three, for so I haue promisd, and Ile bee as good as my word, but speciously for M. Fenton.

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