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spuriously Definition


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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.



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