schone schijn — meaning in English
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English meaning
- specious adj Appearing reasonable or true at first glance, but actually wrong.
Senses
schone schijn is used for these senses in English:
- specious Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.
specious — full definition
- adj Appearing reasonable or true at first glance, but actually wrong.
- adj Using false reasoning that sounds convincing in order to mislead someone; dishonest.
- adj Looking appealing in a way meant to win approval, even though the appeal is misleading.
- adj Attractive and pleasant to look at.
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