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Webster 1913 Edition
Fallacious
Fal-la′cious
,Adj.
Embodying or pertaining to a fallacy; illogical; fitted to deceive; misleading; delusive;
– as,
. fallacious
arguments or reasoningFal-la′cious-ly
, adv.
Fal-la′cious-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fallacious
FALLA'CIOUS
,Adj.
1.
Deceptive; deceiving; deceitful; wearing a false appearance; misleading; producing error or mistake; sophistical; applied to things only; as a fallacious argument or proposition; a fallacious appearance.2.
Deceitful; false; not well founded; producing disappointment; mocking expectation; as a fallacious hope.Definition 2024
fallacious
fallacious
English
Adjective
fallacious (comparative more fallacious, superlative most fallacious)
- Characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.
- Deceptive or misleading.
Usage notes
- Nouns often used with "fallacious": argument, reasoning, etc.
Translations
characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken
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deceptive or misleading
See also
- wrong
- incorrect
- illogical
- deceiving
- deceitful
- misleading
- delusive
- illusive
- illusory
- erroneous
- faulty
- specious