spurious

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

adjective

1. born out of wedlock
- "the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman
• Syn:
bastardly, misbegot, misbegotten
• Similar to:
illegitimate
• Derivationally related forms:
bastard (for: bastardly)
2. intended to deceive
- a spurious work of art
• Syn:
inauthentic, unauthentic
• Similar to:
counterfeit, imitative
• Derivationally related forms:
spuriousness
3. plausible but false
- a specious claim
- spurious inferences
• Syn:
specious
• Similar to:
false
• Derivationally related forms:
spuriousness, speciousness (for: specious)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  inauthentic, unauthentic, bastardly, misbegot, misbegotten, specious