spurious Definition

spurious
adj

1. False, counterfeit or untrue, especially when superficially seeming to be genuine.

Example: made a spurious claim to the inheritance
Thesaurus: deceptive, false, specious, counterfeit, bogus, simulated, contrived, feigned, forged, mock, pseudo, sham, apocryphal; Antonym: authentic, genuine, real.

Derivative: spuriously
adverb

Derivative: spuriousness
noun

Etymology: 17c: from Latin spurius illegitimate, false.