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spurious

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈspjʊəriəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈspjʊriəs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(spyŏŏr′ē əs)

spu•ri•ous /ˈspyʊriəs/USA pronunciation adj.

not genuine;
counterfeit.
Biology(of arguments) poorly reasoned;
faulty in reasoning:a spurious argument.

spu•ri•ous•ly, adv.
spu•ri•ous•ness, n. [uncountable]

spu•ri•ous (spyŏŏr′ē əs),USA pronunciation adj.

not genuine, authentic, or true;
not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source;
counterfeit.
Biology(of two or more parts, plants, etc.) having a similar appearance but a different structure.
of illegitimate birth;
bastard.

Etruscan; see -ous
Latin spurius bastard, perh.
1590–1600

spu′ri•ous•ly, adv.
spu′ri•ous•ness, n.

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spurious /ˈspjʊərɪəs/ adj

not genuine or real
(of a plant part or organ) having the appearance of another part but differing from it in origin, development, or function; false
rare illegitimate

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin spurius of illegitimate birthˈspuriously adv ˈspuriousness n

'spurious' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

artefact - bastard - bogus - bracket - Chatterton - dog - dog Latin - fake - interpolate - obelus - pinchbeck - postiche - Abominable Snowman - adulterine - aitchbone - alula - apocrypha - apocryphal - aristarch - artifact - arty - base - bastardly - bona fide - cherimoya - cinchona - counterfeit - decoy - false - fictitious - fob - forgery - kabloona - legitimate - meretricious - pass - philosophism - pseudo - Pseudo-Isidorian - unfair competition - unreal - sham - spurious wing - supposititious

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Synonyms: counterfeit, apocryphal, deceptive, artificial, false, more...

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