Putative and Specious

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Putative adjective - Appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed.

Usage example: the putative reason for her dismissal was poor job performance

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Specious and putative are semantically related in apparent topic. In some cases you can use "Specious" instead an adjective "Putative".

Specious adjective - Tending or having power to deceive.

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Putative and specious are semantically related in apparent topic. Sometimes you can use "Putative" instead an adjective "Specious".

Nearby Words: specie, speciously

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