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spurious
[spyoor-ee-uhs]
adjective
not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.
Synonyms: , , , , , , ,Antonyms:Biology.(of two or more parts, plants, etc.) having a similar appearance but a different structure.
of illegitimate birth; bastard.
spurious
/ ˈʊəɪə /
adjective
not genuine or real
(of a plant part or organ) having the appearance of another part but differing from it in origin, development, or function; false
a spurious fruit
(of radiation) produced at an undesired frequency by a transmitter, causing interference, etc
rareillegitimate
Other 51Թ Forms
- spuriously adverb
- spuriousness noun
- nonspurious adjective
- nonspuriously adverb
- nonspuriousness noun
- unspurious adjective
- unspuriously adverb
- unspuriousness noun
- ˈܰdzܲ adverb
- ˈܰdzܲԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of spurious1
Example Sentences
Foreign scientists working in the country are harassed by ignorant customs officials and, in some cases, thrown in prison on spurious grounds.
"Foreign criminals pose a danger to British citizens and must be removed, but so often this is frustrated by spurious legal claims based on human rights claims, not asylum claims," he said.
Trump alleges the program was deceptively edited to favor Harris, a charge that 1st Amendment experts say is spurious.
DeFilippo said she believes that she and her daughter were arrested on spurious charges merely to pressure her late husband into pleading guilty to a murder he didn’t commit.
Those people may suggest it's a finger up to an establishment that they think finds spurious excuses to smear them.
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