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Spurious

see synonyms of spurious

Adjective

1. specious, spurious

plausible but false

Example Sentences:
'a specious claim'
'spurious inferences'

2. bastardly, misbegot, misbegotten, spurious

born out of wedlock

Example Sentences:
'the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring'

3. inauthentic, spurious, unauthentic

intended to deceive

Example Sentences:
'a spurious work of art'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Spurious

see synonyms of spurious
adjective
1. 
not genuine or real
2. 
(of a plant part or organ) having the appearance of another part but differing from it in origin, development, or function; false
a spurious fruit
3. 
(of radiation) produced at an undesired frequency by a transmitter, causing interference, etc
4. rare
illegitimate

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Spurious

see synonyms of spurious
adjective
1.  Rare
illegitimate; bastard
2. 
not true or genuine; false; counterfeit
3.  Botany
like in appearance but unlike in structure or function
4.  Radio
designating or of an unwanted signal transmitted or received at other than the desired frequency

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Spurious

see synonyms of spurious
adj.
1. Lacking authenticity or validity in essence or origin; not genuine: spurious poems attributed to Shakespeare.
2. Not trustworthy; dubious or fallacious: spurious reasoning; a spurious justification.
3. Archaic Born to unwed parents.

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