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fallacious definition
fallacious |
Grep of noun fallacious fallaciousness Overview of adj fallacious The adj fallacious has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fallacious, unsound -- (containing or based on a fallacy; "fallacious reasoning"; "an unsound argument") 2. deceitful, fallacious, fraudulent -- (intended to deceive; "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes") 3. fallacious -- (based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information; "fallacious hope") Antonyms of adj fallacious 3 senses of fallacious Sense 1 fallacious, unsound INDIRECT (VIA invalid) -> valid Sense 2 deceitful, fallacious, fraudulent INDIRECT (VIA dishonest) -> honest, honorable Sense 3 fallacious INDIRECT (VIA incorrect, wrong) -> correct, right INDIRECT (VIA incorrect, wrong) -> correct, right Similarity of adj fallacious 3 senses of fallacious Sense 1 fallacious, unsound => invalid (vs. valid) Sense 2 deceitful, fallacious, fraudulent => dishonest (vs. honest), dishonorable Sense 3 fallacious => incorrect (vs. correct), wrong (vs. right) Attributes of adj fallacious Familiarity of adj fallacious fallacious used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj fallacious fallacious Overview of adj fallacious The adj fallacious has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fallacious, unsound -- (containing or based on a fallacy; "fallacious reasoning"; "an unsound argument") 2. deceitful, fallacious, fraudulent -- (intended to deceive; "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes") 3. fallacious -- (based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information; "fallacious hope")
fallacious definition