MERETRICIOUSNESS
\mˌɛɹɪtɹˈɪʃəsnəs], \mˌɛɹɪtɹˈɪʃəsnəs], \m_ˌɛ_ɹ_ɪ_t_ɹ_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_s_n_ə_s]\
Definitions of MERETRICIOUSNESS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility; "the speciousness of his argument"
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