[f.Christian]

Main Entry: spe·cious
Pronunciation: 'spE-sh&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, visually pleasing, from Latin speciosus beautiful, plausible, from species
Date: 1513
1 obsolete : SHOWY
2 : having deceptive attraction or allure
3 : having a false look of truth or genuineness : SOPHISTIC
- spe·cious·ly adverb
- spe·cious·ness noun

[f.Christian]

Main Entry: 1ab·er·rant
Pronunciation: a-'ber-&nt, &-; 'a-b&-r&nt, -"ber-&nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin aberrant-, aberrans, present participle of aberrare to go astray, from ab- + errare to wander, err
Date: circa 1780
1 : straying from the right or normal way
2 : deviating from the usual or natural type : ATYPICAL
- ab·er·rance /-&n(t)s/ noun
- ab·er·ran·cy /-&n(t)-sE/ noun
- ab·er·rant·ly adverb