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spurious

/'spjʊriəs/

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adjective
plausible but false
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"spurious inferences"

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specious false
adjective
born out of wedlock
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"the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"

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bastardly misbegot misbegotten illegitimate
adjective
false or fake; not what it appears to be
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"a spurious work of art"

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inauthentic unauthentic counterfeit imitative
adjective
ostensibly valid, but not actually valid
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"a spurious argument"

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invalid

Synonyms & Similar Words

false counterfeit invalid illegitimate misbegotten specious inauthentic misbegot imitative spuriousness bastardly unauthentic