Appearing and Specious

Appearing

Appearing noun - Formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action.

Specious and appearing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Specious" instead an adjective "Appearing".

Nearby Words: appear, appearance, appeared

Specious

Specious adjective - Tending or having power to deceive.

Appearing and specious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appearing" instead an adjective "Specious".

Nearby Words: specie, speciously
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