fallacious

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19
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10
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/fəˈleɪ.ʃəs/

Definition of fallacious

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.
    “There is a widely diffused notion that among all specimens of animal creation man alone possesses any glimmering of reason. This notion is largely fallacious. It is one of those ideas, based upon superficial knowledge, which appeal to the sophisticated modern public.”
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adj

  1. Characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.
    “There is a widely diffused notion that among all specimens of animal creation man alone possesses any glimmering of reason. This notion is largely fallacious. It is one of those ideas, based upon superficial knowledge, which appeal to the sophisticated modern public.”
  2. Deceptive or misleading.

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Etymology

From Middle English fallacious; equivalent to fallacy + -ous.

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