Specious show
1Specious — Spe cious, a. [L. speciosusgood looking, beautiful, specious, fr. species look, show, appearance; cf. F. sp[ e]coeux. See {Species}.] 1. Presenting a pleasing appearance; pleasing in form or look; showy. [1913 Webster] Some [serpents] specious… …
2specious — [spē′shəs] adj. [ME, fair, beautiful < L speciosus, showy, beautiful, plausible < species, look, show, appearance: see SPECIES] 1. seeming to be good, sound, correct, logical, etc. without really being so; plausible but not genuine… …
3show — vt showed, shown, or, showed, show·ing: to demonstrate or establish by argument, reasoning, or evidence must show a compelling need for the court action show cause: to establish by reasoning and evidence a valid reason for something if a debtor… …
4show — Synonyms and related words: Grand Guignol, Passion play, Prospero, Tom show, accompany, accord, account for, acting, advertise, affect, affectation, affectedness, afford, afford proof of, air, airiness, airs, airs and graces, alibi, allege,… …
5false show — Synonyms and related words: Prospero, acting, affectation, affectedness, airiness, airs, airs and graces, appearance, artificiality, attitudinizing, bluff, bluffing, cheating, color, coloring, deception, delusion, delusiveness, disguise,… …
6gloze — I. v. n. 1. Flatter, cajole, wheedle, fawn, cringe. 2. Explain, expound, comment, gloss, make glosses. II. v. a. Gloss over, put a specious face upon, extenuate, palliate, cover up. III. n. 1. Specious show, gloss, plausible covering. 2. Flattery …
7gloze — [c]/gloʊz/ (say glohz) verb (glozed, glozing) –verb (t) 1. to palliate with specious talk. –verb (i) 2. Obsolete to make glosses; comment. –noun Obsolete 3. flattery or deceit. 4. a specious show. –phrase 5 …
8Gloze — Gloze, n. 1. Flattery; adulation; smooth speech. [1913 Webster] Now to plain dealing; lay these glozes by. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Specious show; gloss. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] …
9gloze — glozingly, adv. /glohz/, v., glozed, glozing, n. v.t. 1. to explain away; extenuate; gloss over (usually fol. by over). v.i. 2. Archaic. to make glosses; comment. n. 3. Archaic. flattery or deceit. 4. Obs. a specious show. [1250 1300; ME < OF… …
10pageant — /ˈpædʒənt / (say pajuhnt) noun 1. an elaborate public spectacle, whether processional or at some fitting spot, illustrative of the history of a place, institution, or other subject. 2. a costumed procession, masque, allegorical tableau, or the… …
