CEFR B2

speciously

adverb

Meaning

speciously means in a specious manner; fallaciously and erroneously, but seeming superficially to be correct. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The lesson showed how to speciously in a natural sentence.
Check who or what will speciously before translating the verb.

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speciously (B2)

adverb

Definition

Examples

The lesson showed how to speciously in a natural sentence.
Check who or what will speciously before translating the verb.
The example helped students understand when to speciously.

How to Use speciously

to speciously (verb pattern): Use the infinitive form when naming the action. — "The lesson showed when to speciously."
speciously in context (usage pattern): Check the sentence to see who does the action. — "We studied how speciously works in context."

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