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spurious > 3 senses
ADJECTIVE1spurious, speciousPlausible but false
2spurious, bastardly, misbegot, misbegottenBorn out of wedlock
3spurious, inauthentic, unauthenticIntended to deceive
spurious > pronunciation
Soundssper'iyahs; spyuh'riyahs
Rhymesabacus, abruptness, absoluteness, and 1127 more rhymes in ahs...
spurious > adjective 1
MeaningPlausible but false.
Examples"spurious inferences"
Synonymsspecious
Similar tofalse
Nounsspuriousness
Adverbsspuriously
spurious > adjective 2
MeaningBorn out of wedlock.
Examples"the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman
Synonymsbastardly, misbegot, misbegotten
Similar toillegitimate
spurious > adjective 3
MeaningIntended to deceive.
Examples"a spurious work of art"
Synonymsinauthentic, unauthentic
Similar tocounterfeit, imitative
Nounsspuriousness

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