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spu·ri·ous
(spyo͝or′ē-əs)adj.
1. Lacking authenticity or validity in essence or origin; not genuine: spurious poems attributed to Shakespeare.
2. Not trustworthy; dubious or fallacious: spurious reasoning; a spurious justification.
3. Archaic Born to unwed parents.
[From Late Latin spurius, from Latin, illegitimate, probably of Etruscan origin.]
spu′ri·ous·ly adv.
spu′ri·ous·ness n.
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spurious
(ˈspjʊərɪəs)adj
1. not genuine or real
2. (Botany) (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.
3. (Telecommunications) (of radiation) produced at an undesired frequency by a transmitter, causing interference, etc
4. rare illegitimate
[C17: from Latin spurius of illegitimate birth]
ˈspuriously adv
ˈspuriousness n
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spu•ri•ous
(ˈspyʊər i əs)adj.
1. not genuine; not from the claimed or proper source; counterfeit.
2. (of two or more parts, plants, etc.) having a similar appearance but a different structure.
3. of illegitimate birth; bastard.
[1590–1600; < Latin spurius bastard, perhaps < Etruscan; see -ous]
spu′ri•ous•ly, adv.
spu′ri•ous•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | spurious - plausible but false; "a specious claim"; "spurious inferences" false - not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality; "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery" |
2. | spurious - born out of wedlock; "the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman illegitimate - of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful | |
3. | ![]() counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince" |
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spurious
adjective false, bogus, sham, pretended, artificial, forged, fake, mock, imitation, simulated, contrived, pseudo (informal), counterfeit, feigned, ersatz, specious, unauthentic, phoney or phony (informal) a spurious framework for analysis
real, genuine, valid, authentic, sound, legitimate, honest, bona fide, kosher (informal), dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal), unfeigned
real, genuine, valid, authentic, sound, legitimate, honest, bona fide, kosher (informal), dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal), unfeigned
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spurious
adjective1. Fraudulently or deceptively imitative:
2. Containing fundamental errors in reasoning:
3. Devoid of truth:
4. Born to parents who are not married to each other:
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Translations
vals
фалшив
vääräväärennetty
hamis
palsutiru
거짓의속임수의위조된
falskförfalskad
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
spurious
[ˈspjʊəriəs] adj [charges, allegations] → faux(fausse)
(= unsound) [argument, reasoning] → infondé(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
spurious
adj claim, claimant → unberechtigt; document, account → falsch; anger, interest, affection → nicht echt; argument → fadenscheinig; on the spurious grounds that … → mit der fadenscheinigen Begründung, dass …
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
spurious
[ˈspjʊərɪəs] adj (gen) → falso/a; (affection, interest) → falso/a, simulato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
spu·ri·ous
a. espurio-a, falso-a.
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