Spurious
adjective'spjʊriəs
Adjective
plausible but false
“spurious inferences”
Similar:Speciousborn out of wedlock
“the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring”
Similar:BastardlyMisbegotMisbegottenfalse or fake; not what it appears to be
“a spurious work of art”
Similar:InauthenticUnauthenticostensibly valid, but not actually valid
“a spurious argument”
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Similar Words
- Specious
- Bastardly
- Misbegot
- Misbegotten
- Inauthentic
- Unauthentic
- False
- Illegitimate
- Counterfeit
- Imitative
- Invalid
- Spuriousness