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| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
| specious (adj.) |
| once meant “showy,” and the like, but it has pejorated and now means “something that may look good but really isn’t,” “deceptively pleasing.” | 1 |
| The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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