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SPURIOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
False or fake; not what it appears to be
Example:
a spurious work of art
Synonyms:
inauthentic; spurious; unauthentic
Classified under:
Similar:
counterfeit; imitative (not genuine; imitating something superior)
Derivation:
spuriousness (state of lacking genuineness)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Born out of wedlock
Example:
the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring
Synonyms:
bastardly; misbegot; misbegotten; spurious
Classified under:
Similar:
illegitimate (of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Plausible but false
Example:
spurious inferences
Synonyms:
specious; spurious
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
false (not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality)
Derivation:
spuriousness (state of lacking genuineness)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Ostensibly valid, but not actually valid
Example:
a spurious argument
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
invalid (having no cogency or legal force)
