fallacious
(adjective) based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information; “fallacious hope”
deceitful, fallacious, fraudulent
(adjective) intended to deceive; “deceitful advertising”; “fallacious testimony”; “smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice” - S.T.Coleridge; “a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes”
fallacious, unsound
(adjective) containing or based on a fallacy; “fallacious reasoning”; “an unsound argument”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fallacious (comparative more fallacious, superlative most fallacious)
Characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.
Deceptive or misleading.
• Nouns often used with "fallacious": argument, reasoning, etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Fal*la"cious, a. Etym: [L. fallaciosus, fr. fallacia: cf. F. fallacieux. See Fallacy.]
Definition: Embodying or pertaining to a fallacy; illogical; fitted to deceive; misleading; delusive; as, fallacious arguments or reasoning.
– Fal*la"cious*ly, adv. -Fal*la"cious*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 April 2025
(noun) food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
