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Bookmark or Share- SPURIOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.comadjective. not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit. Synonyms: deceitful, meretricious, phony, feigned, mock, bogus, sham, false. Antonyms: genuine. Biology. (of two or more parts, plants, etc.) having a similar appearance but a different structure. of illegitimate birth; bastard. spurious.
- Spurious - definition of spurious by The Free Dictionaryadj. 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.
- SPURIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge DictionarySPURIOUS definition: 1. false and not what it appears to be, or (of reasons and judgments) based on something that has…. Learn more.
- SPURIOUS | definition in the Cambridge English DictionarySPURIOUS meaning: 1. false and not what it appears to be, or (of reasons and judgments) based on something that has…. Learn more.
- Spurious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster1. : 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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