Spurious (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Plausible but false; "a specious claim"; "spurious inferences".
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Meaning 2
Born out of wedlock; "the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman.
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Meaning 3
Ostensibly valid, but not actually valid; "a spurious argument".
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Meaning 4
False or fake; not what it appears to be; "a spurious work of art".
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- The document was later discovered to be spurious, created by a disgruntled former employee seeking revenge.
- The museum's newest acquisition, a supposed Monet, was revealed to be a spurious work of art created by a talented forger.
- The spurious claim that the product could cure any illness was widely debunked by medical professionals.
- The detective was tasked with uncovering the spurious identities used by the suspects to evade capture.
- The spurious statistic was widely cited in the media, despite being based on flawed methodology and incomplete data.