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speciously

adv
/ˈspiːʃəsli/

Etymology

Alteration of specially, perhaps by association with specious.

  1. derived from speciōsus — “good-looking”
  2. derived from specieux
  3. derived from specious
  4. inherited from speciose,specious
  5. suffixed as speciously — “specious + ly”

Definitions

  1. In a specious manner

    In a specious manner; fallaciously and erroneously, but seeming superficially to be correct.

    • 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.

  2. Specially.

    • 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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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA