Spurious

  • 71spurious — adjective /ˈspjʊə.ɹi.əs,ˈspjʊ.ɹi.əs,ˈspjɔ.ɹi.əs/ a) false, not authentic, not genuine b) bastardly, illegitimate Syn: counterfeit …

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  • 72spurious — Synonyms and related words: affected, apocryphal, artificial, assumed, baseborn, bastard, bogus, brummagem, colorable, colored, contrived, counterfeit, counterfeited, deceitful, distorted, dressed up, dummy, embellished, embroidered, ersatz,… …

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  • 73spurious — spu·ri·ous || spjÊŠrɪəs / jÊŠÉ™r adj. false, phony, artificial …

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  • 74spurious — [ spjʊərɪəs] adjective 1》 false or fake. 2》 (of a line of reasoning) apparently but not actually valid. 3》 archaic (of offspring) illegitimate. Derivatives spuriously adverb spuriousness noun Origin C16: from L. spurius false + ou …

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  • 75spurious — a. 1. Illegitimate, bastard. 2. Counterfeit, supposititious, meretricious, deceitful, sham, false, mock, pretended, feigned, clap trap, fictitious, unauthentic, make believe, adulterate, bogus, pinchbeck, brummagem …

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  • 76spurious — adj 1. counterfeit, fraudulent, imitation, fake Inf. phony, forged; not genuine, bogus, supposititious, bastardly Australian. bunyip; unreal, false, insincere, mock, ersatz, synthetic; pretended, feigned, simulated, sham, make believe; artifical …

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  • 77spurious — spu·ri·ous …

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  • 78spurious — [ˈspjʊəriəs] adj formal not based on true facts …

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  • 79spurious — spu•ri•ous [[t]ˈspyʊər i əs[/t]] adj. 1) not genuine; not from the claimed or proper source; counterfeit 2) bio (of two or more parts, plants, etc.) having a similar appearance but a different structure 3) of illegitimate birth; bastard •… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 80spurious — /ˈspjuriəs / (say spyoohreeuhs) adjective 1. not genuine or true; counterfeit; not from the reputed, pretended, or right source; not authentic. 2. of illegitimate birth; bastard. 3. Botany bearing superficial resemblances but having morphological …