fallacious
adjective
[ fəˈleɪʃəs ]
• based on a mistaken belief.
• "fallacious arguments"
Similar:
erroneous,
false,
untrue,
wrong,
incorrect,
faulty,
flawed,
inaccurate,
inexact,
imprecise,
mistaken,
misinformed,
misguided,
misleading,
deceptive,
delusive,
delusory,
illusory,
sophistic,
specious,
fictitious,
spurious,
fabricated,
distorted,
made up,
trumped up,
baseless,
groundless,
unfounded,
foundationless,
unsubstantiated,
unproven,
unsupported,
uncorroborated,
ill-founded,
without basis,
without foundation,
bogus,
phoney,
iffy,
dicey,
full of holes,
(way) off beam,
dodgy,
Origin:
late 15th century: from Old French fallacieux, from Latin fallaciosus, from fallacia (see fallacy).
