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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
How to use speciously in a sentence
The Press dilated speciously on the economy practised under the system and on its general advantageousness.
The Siege of Kimberley | T. PhelanThese acts of prerogative were most speciously excused by the vices of a popular election.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | Edward GibbonIt is possible enough, therefore, that the Indian historiographer may have been right, and not merely speciously ingenious.
The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey--Vol. 1 | Thomas de Quincey
This wrong, we are speciously told by those who seek to defend it, is not our original sin.
Charles Sumner; his Complete Works, v. 4-20 | Charles SumnerOld Pompey had conducted his transactions largely from his buggy, lending them a speciously casual aspect.
Mountain Blood | Joseph Hergesheimer
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