Specious
111spe|ci|os|i|ty — «SPEE shee OS uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. the quality of being specious; speciousness: »Speciosity…usurps the place of reality...; instead of performance, there is appearance of performance (Thomas Carlyle). 2. a specious act, appearance,… …
112Bail above — Special Spe cial, a. [L. specialis, fr. species a particular sort, kind, or quality: cf. F. sp[ e]cial. See {Species}, and cf. {Especial}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a species; constituting a species or sort. [1913 Webster] A special is called by… …
113Bail to the action — Special Spe cial, a. [L. specialis, fr. species a particular sort, kind, or quality: cf. F. sp[ e]cial. See {Species}, and cf. {Especial}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a species; constituting a species or sort. [1913 Webster] A special is called by… …
114Boast — Boast, v. t. 1. To display in ostentatious language; to speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self commendation; to extol. [1913 Webster] Lest bad men should boast Their specious deeds. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To display… …
115Bubble — Bub ble, n. [Cf. D. bobbel, Dan. boble, Sw. bubbla. Cf. {Blob}, n.] 1. A thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas; as, a soap bubble; bubbles on the surface of a river. [1913 Webster] Beads of sweat have stood upon thy brow, Like bubbles in a …
116Color — Col or, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Colored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coloring}.] [F. colorer.] 1. To change or alter the hue or tint of, by dyeing, staining, painting, etc.; to dye; to tinge; to paint; to stain. [1913 Webster] The rays, to speak properly, are …
117Colorable — Col or*a*ble, a. Specious; plausible; having an appearance of right or justice. Colorable pretense for infidelity. Bp. Stillingfleet. {Col or*a*ble*ness}, n. {Col or*a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster] Colorable and subtle crimes, that seldom are taken… …
118Colorableness — Colorable Col or*a*ble, a. Specious; plausible; having an appearance of right or justice. Colorable pretense for infidelity. Bp. Stillingfleet. {Col or*a*ble*ness}, n. {Col or*a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster] Colorable and subtle crimes, that seldom… …
119Colorably — Colorable Col or*a*ble, a. Specious; plausible; having an appearance of right or justice. Colorable pretense for infidelity. Bp. Stillingfleet. {Col or*a*ble*ness}, n. {Col or*a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster] Colorable and subtle crimes, that seldom… …
120Colored — Col ored, a. 1. Having color; tinged; dyed; painted; stained. [1913 Webster] The lime rod, colored as the glede. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] The colored rainbow arched wide. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Specious; plausible; adorned so as to appear… …
