fal|la´cious|ness

fal|la´cious|ness
fal|la|cious «fuh LAY shuhs», adjective.
1. that causes disappointment; deceptive; misleading: »

a fallacious peace. Yet how fallacious is all earthly bliss (William Cowper).

SYNONYM(S): delusive, false.
2. logically unsound; erroneous: »

It is fallacious reasoning to base a general rule on just two or three instances.

SYNONYM(S): sophistical.
fal|la´cious|ly, adverb.
fal|la´cious|ness, noun.

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  • fal|la´cious|ly — fal|la|cious «fuh LAY shuhs», adjective. 1. that causes disappointment; deceptive; misleading: »a fallacious peace. Yet how fallacious is all earthly bliss (William Cowper). SYNONYM(S): delusive, false. 2. logically unsound; erroneous: »It is… …   Useful english dictionary

  • fal|la|cious — «fuh LAY shuhs», adjective. 1. that causes disappointment; deceptive; misleading: »a fallacious peace. Yet how fallacious is all earthly bliss (William Cowper). SYNONYM(S): delusive, false. 2. logically unsound; erroneous: »It is fallacious …   Useful english dictionary

  • cious — an·dro·di·oe·cious; an·dro·mo·noe·cious; an·ti·per·ni·cious; as·tu·cious; atro·cious; atro·cious·ly; atro·cious·ness; au·da·cious·ly; au·da·cious·ness; aus·pi·cious; aus·pi·cious·ly; aus·pi·cious·ness; av·a·ri·cious; av·a·ri·cious·ly;… …   English syllables

  • fal — al·fal·fa; cell·fal·cic·u·la; de·fal·cate; de·fal·ca·tion; de·fal·ca·tor; fal·a·na·ka; fal·ba·la; fal·ca·ta; fal·cate; fal·cat·ed; fal·chion; fal·cial; fal·ci·form; fal·cip·a·rum; fal·co; fal·con·er; fal·co·nes; fal·con·et; fal·con·i·dae;… …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • fallaciousness — fal·la·cious·ness …   English syllables

  • fallacious — fal•la•cious [[t]fəˈleɪ ʃəs[/t]] adj. 1) containing a fallacy; logically unsound: fallacious arguments[/ex] 2) deceptive; misleading • Etymology: 1500–10; < L fallāx deceitful fal•la′cious•ly, adv. fal•la′cious•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • la — ab·cha·la·zal; ab·la·tion; ab·la·ti·val; ac·an·thel·la; acan·tho·ceph·a·la; ac·cep·ti·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; aceph·a·la; ac·er·o·la; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; ach·a·la·sia;… …   English syllables

  • Fallacious — Fal*la cious, a. [L. fallaciosus, fr. fallacia: cf. F. fallacieux. See {Fallacy}.] Embodying or pertaining to a fallacy; illogical; fitted to deceive; misleading; delusive; as, fallacious arguments or reasoning. {Fal*la cious*ly}, adv. {Fal*la… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fallaciously — Fallacious Fal*la cious, a. [L. fallaciosus, fr. fallacia: cf. F. fallacieux. See {Fallacy}.] Embodying or pertaining to a fallacy; illogical; fitted to deceive; misleading; delusive; as, fallacious arguments or reasoning. {Fal*la cious*ly}, adv …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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