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speciously

adverb

  1. in a specious manner; attractively or plausibly, but deceptively or fallaciously
L1450729 on Wikidata ↗

adverb

  1. (obsolete) specially, notably, principally
L1450730 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈspiːʃəsli/

adv

Etymology: Alteration of specially, perhaps by association with specious.

  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.”