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spurious
01
(of documents or objects) pretending to be genuine
Examples
The detective spotted the spurious passport at once.
The jeweler refused to buy the spurious diamond.
02
(of explanations or reasoning) sounding valid but being unsound actually
Examples
The lawyer 's spurious argument crumbled under cross-examination.
His spurious reasoning made the conclusion unreliable.
03
(of a child) born outside of marriage
Dated
Old useExamples
In old records, he was listed as a spurious son of the nobleman.
The law once denied inheritance to spurious offspring.
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