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
fallacious — [fə lā′shəs] adj. [L fallaciosus] 1. containing a fallacy; erroneous [fallacious reasoning] 2. a) misleading or deceptive b) causing disappointment; delusive fallaciously adv. fallaciousness n … English World dictionary
fallacious — c.1500, from FALLACY (Cf. fallacy) (L. fallacia) + OUS (Cf. ous). Related: Fallaciously; fallaciousness … Etymology dictionary
fallacious — sophistical, casuistical (see under FALLACY) Analogous words: irrational, unreasonable: *misleading, deceptive, delusive, delusory: equivocal, ambiguous (see OBSCURE) Antonyms: sound, valid … New Dictionary of Synonyms
fallacious — [adj] false, wrong beguiling, deceiving, deceptive, deluding, delusive, delusory, erroneous, fictitious, fishy*, fraudulent, illogical, illusory, incorrect, invalid, irrational, mad, misleading, mistaken, off*, phony, reasonless, sophistic,… … New thesaurus
fallacious — fallaciously, adv. fallaciousness, n. /feuh lay sheuhs/, adj. 1. containing a fallacy; logically unsound: fallacious arguments. 2. deceptive; misleading: fallacious testimony. 3. disappointing; delusive: a fallacious peace. [1500 10; < L… … Universalium
fallacious — adjective 1. containing or based on a fallacy fallacious reasoning an unsound argument • Syn: ↑unsound • Similar to: ↑invalid • Derivationally related forms: ↑unsoundness … Useful english dictionary
fallacious — [[t]fəle͟ɪʃəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED If an idea, argument, or reason is fallacious, it is wrong because it is based on a fallacy. [FORMAL] Their main argument is fallacious, and their conclusions untenable. Syn: false … English dictionary
fallacious — /fəˈleɪʃəs/ (say fuh layshuhs) adjective 1. deceptive: fallacious evidence. 2. containing a fallacy; logically unsound: fallacious arguments. –fallaciously, adverb –fallaciousness, noun …
fallacious — adjective Date: 1509 1. embodying a fallacy < a fallacious conclusion > 2. tending to deceive or mislead ; delusive • fallaciously adverb • fallaciousness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
