 fallacious |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] intended to deceive | |
| Synonyms: | fraudulent deceitful | |
| Examples: | "deceitful advertising" "fallacious testimony" "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes" |
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| Related terms: | dishonest | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] containing or based on a fallacy | |
| Synonyms: | unsound | |
| Examples: | "fallacious reasoning" "an unsound argument" |
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| Related terms: | invalid | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information | |
| Examples: | "fallacious hope" |
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| Related terms: | incorrect | |
| Similar spelling: |
Falgoust |
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