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spurious
adjective
False or fake; not what it appears to be
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ˈspjʊə.ɹi.əs
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adjective
False or fake; not what it appears to be
“A spurious work of art”
adjective
Born out of wedlock
“{'source': 'E.A.Freeman', 'text': 'the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring'}”
adjective
Plausible but false
“A specious claim”
adjective
Ostensibly valid, but not actually valid
“A spurious argument”
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A spurious work of art
{'source': 'E.A.Freeman', 'text': 'the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring'}
A specious claim
Spurious inferences
A spurious argument
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