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specious vs spurious

spurious vs specious

specious and spurious both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
specious No Yes No No
spurious No Yes No No
As adjectives, specious and spurious are synonyms defined as:
  • specious and spurious: plausible but false
specious (adjective) spurious (adjective)
plausible but false false or fake; not what it appears to be
based on pretense; deceptively pleasing plausible but false
born out of wedlock
ostensibly valid, but not actually valid
Difference between specious and spurious

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