specious
adjective
- having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
- having deceptive attraction or allure
- (obsolete) showy
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈspiːʃəs/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English speci(es) Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ōtsos or *-otsos Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English specious From speci(es) + -ous.
- Alternative form of speciose (“rich in species”).
“Coelorinchus is the most specious genus of macrourids with 122 species at the time of writing and more yet to be described.”