spurious

spu·ri·ous

S0677500 (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.

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

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spu′ri·ous·ly adv.spu′ri·ous·ness n.

spurious

(ˈspjʊərɪəs) adj1. not genuine or real2. (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, etc4. rare illegitimate[C17: from Latin spurius of illegitimate birth] ˈspuriously adv ˈspuriousness n

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.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	spurious - plausible but false; "a specious claim"; "spurious inferences"speciousfalse - 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.Freemanbastardly, misbegot, misbegottenillegitimate - of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful
	3.	spurious - intended to deceive; "a spurious work of art"inauthentic, unauthenticcounterfeit, 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

spurious

adjective1. Fraudulently or deceptively imitative:bogus, counterfeit, fake, false, fraudulent, phony, sham, suppositious, supposititious.2. Containing fundamental errors in reasoning:fallacious, false, illogical, invalid, sophistic, specious, unsound.3. Devoid of truth:counterfactual, false, specious, truthless, untrue, untruthful, wrong.4. Born to parents who are not married to each other:baseborn, bastard, illegitimate, misbegotten, natural, unlawful.

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