Definitions for fallacious

Definitions for (adj) fallacious

Main entry: fallacious

Definition: based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information

Usage: fallacious hope


Main entry: deceitful, fallacious, fraudulent

Definition: intended to deceive

Usage: deceitful advertising; fallacious testimony; smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice - S.T.Coleridge; a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes


Main entry: unsound, fallacious

Definition: containing or based on a fallacy

Usage: fallacious reasoning; an unsound argument


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