fallacious
Characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.
Adjective
- Characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.
- There is a widely diffused notion that among all specimens of animal creation man alone possesses any glimmering of reason. This notion is largely fallacious. It is one of those ideas, based upon superficial knowledge,...
- Deceptive or misleading.
Synonyms: deceitful deceiving mendacious misdirective
Origin
From Middle English fallacious; equivalent to fallacy + -ous.
Forms
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fail failure fallacy fallibilism fallibilist fallibility fallible false falsifiable falsification falsificator falsifier falsify falsity deluded delusive faulty illogical illusive illusory