Definition of
Spurious
- (adj, all) plausible but false
spurious inferences - (adj, all) born out of wedlock
- (adj, all) intended to deceive
- (adj, all) plausible but false
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Synonyms of Spurious
bastardly, inauthentic, misbegot, misbegotten, specious, unauthentic
Alternate forms of Spurious
Derivations: spuriousness
Origin of the word Spurious
- 1598, "born out of wedlock," from L. spurius "illegitimate, false" (cf. It. spurio, Sp. espurio), from spurius (n.) "illegitimate child," probably from Etruscan spural "public." Sense of "having an irregular origin, not properly constituted" is from 1601; that of "false, sham" is from 1615.
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
People who say Spurious
qebodajaroxi But I need to warn you that what you feel now may be spurious.
paulrogers002 Reached the dumb chase sequences in 'Apocalypto', racing to strangely irrelevant, tacked-on ending, a spurious attempt to justify film title
byzicocikyj But I need to warn you that what you feel now may be spurious.
RachelOrange1 @malongoman spurious!
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