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Fallacious Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Fallacious has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

containing or based on a fallacy

"fallacious reasoning"

"an unsound argument"

2

intended to deceive

"deceitful advertising"

"fallacious testimony"

"smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice"

"a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes"

3

based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information

"fallacious hope"

4

Characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.

Example Sentences
"fallacious reasoning" adjective
"an unsound argument" adjective
"deceitful advertising" adjective
"fallacious testimony" adjective
"smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" adjective
"a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes" adjective
"fallacious hope" adjective
See Also
false specious falsify falsity erroneous argumentum ad ignorantiam crocodile deceptive
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Rhyming Words
ous lous pous vous sous yous nous tous eous uous ious bous hous pious anous thous chous aneous mucous famous
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