Spurious

adjective

/ˈspjʊə.ɹi.əs/

Word Frequency: 2.1

Definitions

1.adjectiveFalse, not authentic, not genuine.

"His argument was spurious and had no validity."

2.adjectiveExtraneous; stray; not relevant or wanted.

"I tried to concentrate on the matter in hand, but spurious thoughts kept intruding."

3.adjectiveBastardly, illegitimate

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