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Spurious — Spu ri*ous (sp[=u] r[i^]*[u^]s), a. [L. spurius.] 1. Not proceeding from the true source, or from the source pretended; not genuine; counterfeit; false; adulterate. [1913 Webster] 2. Not legitimate; bastard; as, spurious issue. Her spurious… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spurious primary — Spurious Spu ri*ous (sp[=u] r[i^]*[u^]s), a. [L. spurius.] 1. Not proceeding from the true source, or from the source pretended; not genuine; counterfeit; false; adulterate. [1913 Webster] 2. Not legitimate; bastard; as, spurious issue. Her… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spurious quill — Spurious Spu ri*ous (sp[=u] r[i^]*[u^]s), a. [L. spurius.] 1. Not proceeding from the true source, or from the source pretended; not genuine; counterfeit; false; adulterate. [1913 Webster] 2. Not legitimate; bastard; as, spurious issue. Her… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spurious wing — Spurious Spu ri*ous (sp[=u] r[i^]*[u^]s), a. [L. spurius.] 1. Not proceeding from the true source, or from the source pretended; not genuine; counterfeit; false; adulterate. [1913 Webster] 2. Not legitimate; bastard; as, spurious issue. Her… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spurious — illegitimate From the days when birth other than to married parents was viewed differently. Literally, it meant not real, although the resultant human beings certainly existed: He would not have spurious children to get any share of… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Columbian Issue — The 2¢ Landing of Columbus is the most common stamp of the Columbian Issue The Columbian Issue, often simply called the Columbians, is a set of 16 postage stamps issued by the United States to mark the 1893 World Columbian Exposition held in… … Wikipedia
Spuriously — Spurious Spu ri*ous (sp[=u] r[i^]*[u^]s), a. [L. spurius.] 1. Not proceeding from the true source, or from the source pretended; not genuine; counterfeit; false; adulterate. [1913 Webster] 2. Not legitimate; bastard; as, spurious issue. Her… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spuriousness — Spurious Spu ri*ous (sp[=u] r[i^]*[u^]s), a. [L. spurius.] 1. Not proceeding from the true source, or from the source pretended; not genuine; counterfeit; false; adulterate. [1913 Webster] 2. Not legitimate; bastard; as, spurious issue. Her… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bastard — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. illegitimate [child], love child; sham, counterfeit, fraud. adj. illegitimate, natural, misgotten; false, spurious; mongrel, hybrid. See impurity, deception, posterity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Born … English dictionary for students
bastard — bas·tard / bas tərd/ n: an illegitimate child ◇ The word bastard is no longer used in legal contexts. bas·tardy / bas tər dē/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
