"speciously" meaning in English

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          "text": "Exasperated, as he might speciously allege, by the injuries of a similar nature, he hastened with a few followers to join the standard, and to betray the confidence, of his too credulous friend.",
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          "text": "And thus his jealous soul speciously argued to excuse the separation of father and child.",
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