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spu·ri·ous

(spyo͝or′ē-əs)

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.

[From Late Latin spurius, from Latin, illegitimate, probably of Etruscan origin.]

spu′ri·ous·ly adv.

spu′ri·ous·ness n.

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spurious

(ˈspjʊərɪəs)

adj

1. not genuine or real

2. (Botany) (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. (Telecommunications) (of radiation) produced at an undesired frequency by a transmitter, causing interference, etc

4. rare illegitimate

[C17: from Latin spurius of illegitimate birth]

ˈspuriously adv

ˈspuriousness n

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spu•ri•ous

(ˈspyʊər i əs)

adj.

1. not genuine; not from the claimed or proper source; counterfeit.

2. (of two or more parts, plants, etc.) having a similar appearance but a different structure.

3. of illegitimate birth; bastard.

[1590–1600; < Latin spurius bastard, perhaps < Etruscan; see -ous]

spu′ri•ous•ly, adv.

spu′ri•ous•ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	spurious - plausible but false; "a specious claim"; "spurious inferences" false - not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality; "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery"
	2.	spurious - born out of wedlock; "the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman illegitimate - of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful
	3.	spurious - intended to deceive; "a spurious work of art" counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"

spurious

adjective false, bogus, sham, pretended, artificial, forged, fake, mock, imitation, simulated, contrived, pseudo (informal), counterfeit, feigned, ersatz, specious, unauthentic, phoney or phony (informal) a spurious framework for analysis
real, genuine, valid, authentic, sound, legitimate, honest, bona fide, kosher (informal), dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal), unfeigned

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spurious

adjective

1. Fraudulently or deceptively imitative:

2. Containing fundamental errors in reasoning:

4. Born to parents who are not married to each other:

Translations

vals

фалшив

vääräväärennetty

hamis

palsutiru

거짓의속임수의위조된

falskförfalskad

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spurious

[ˈspjʊəriəs] adj

[charges, allegations] → faux(fausse)

(= unsound) [argument, reasoning] → infondé(e)

spurious

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spurious

[ˈspjʊərɪəs] adj (gen) → falso/a; (affection, interest) → falso/a, simulato/a

spu·ri·ous

a. espurio-a, falso-a.