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   spurious

   /ˈspjʊərɪəs/

   adjective

   • 1. not being what it purports to be; false or fake: "separating authentic and spurious claims"
   • ▪ (of a line of reasoning) apparently but not actually valid: "this spurious reasoning results in nonsense"
   • ▪ (of offspring) illegitimate.

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘born out of wedlock’): from Latin spurius ‘false’ + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. spuriously adverb
   • 2. spuriousness noun

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   SPURIOUS definition: 1. false and not what it appears to be, or (of reasons and judgments) based on something that has…. Learn more.

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   1. : born to parents not married to each other. 2. : outwardly similar or corresponding to something without having its genuine qualities : false. the spurious eminence of the pop celebrity. 3. a. : of falsified or erroneously attributed origin : forged. b. : of a deceitful nature or quality. spurious excuses. spuriously adverb. spuriousness noun.

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   4 meanings: 1. not genuine or real 2. (of a plant part or organ) having the appearance of another part but differing from it in.... Click for more definitions.

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   SPURIOUS meaning: 1. false and not what it appears to be, or (of reasons and judgments) based on something that has…. Learn more.

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   Spurious definition: not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.. See examples of SPURIOUS used in a sentence.

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   Something false or inauthentic is spurious. Don't trust spurious ideas and stories. Spurious statements often are lies, just as a spurious coin is a counterfeit coin — a fake. Anytime you see the word spurious, you're dealing with things that can't be trusted or accepted at face value.

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   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.

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   Definition of spurious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    SPURIOUS definition: false and not based on the truth. Learn more.

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    Spurious definition: Lacking authenticity or validity in essence or origin; not genuine.