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1. (adj.) spurious
not genuine; not from the claimed or proper source; counterfeit.
2. spurious
(of two or more parts, plants, etc.) having a similar appearance but a different structure.
3. spurious
of illegitimate birth; bastard.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < L spurius bastard, perh. < Etruscan; see -ous)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) specious, spurious
plausible but false
"a specious claim"; "spurious inferences"
2. (adj) bastardly, misbegot, misbegotten, spurious
born out of wedlock
"the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman
3. (adj) inauthentic, unauthentic, spurious
intended to deceive
"a spurious work of art"
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1. (adj) spurious
not proceeding from the true source, or from the source pretended; not genuine; false; adulterate
2. (adj) spurious
not legitimate; bastard; as, spurious issue
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