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Having a false look of truth, fairness or genuineness (adjective)
USA Today Rootonym clue · 8 letters · last seen October 19, 2026
Answer
SPECIOUS
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The Root
SPECmeans “look, see, appear”
In a sentence: Jon tried to justify his poor judgment by using SPECIOUS reasoning and Martin just laughed.
About this clue
The Rootonym clue “Having a false look of truth, fairness or genuineness (adjective)” has the answer SPECIOUS (8 letters), built on the root SPEC, which means “look, see, appear”. See the full October 19, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or browse all Rootonym answers.
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