(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:35:45

Fal*la"cious (?), a. [L. fallaciosus, fr. fallacia: cf. F. fallacieux. See Fallacy.]

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.

 

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