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speciously¹

  • /ˈspiːʃəsli/

Where it comes from

From specious + -ly.

adverb more speciously · most speciously

  1. 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.

speciously²

  • /ˈspiːʃəsli/

Where it comes from

Alteration of specially, perhaps by association with specious.

adverb more speciously · most speciously

  1. 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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adv in a specious manner

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"speciously." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/speciously. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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speciously. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/speciously

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"speciously." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/speciously.

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@misc{speciously_2026,
  title = {speciously},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/speciously},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}