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Definitions for Spurious
[1] not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.
[2] Biology . (of two or more parts, plants, etc.) having a similar appearance but a different structure.
[3] of illegitimate birth; bastard.
[4] not genuine or real
[5] (of a plant part or organ) having the appearance of another part but differing from it in origin, development, or function; false a spurious fruit
[6] (of radiation) produced at an undesired frequency by a transmitter, causing interference, etc
[7] rare illegitimate
Words related to Spurious
specious, bogus, phony, false, affected, apocryphal, artificial, assumed, bastard, bent, bum, contrived, deceitful, deceptive, dummy, ersatz, feigned, forged, illegitimate, imitation
Words nearby Spurious
spur-of-the-moment, spurge, spurge family, spurge laurel, spurgeon, spurious, spurious ankylosis, spurious wing, spurn, spurred, spurrey
Origin of Spurious
1590–1600; < Latin spurius bastard, perhaps < Etruscan; see -ous
Other words from Spurious
spu·ri·ous·ly , adverb
spu·ri·ous·ness , noun
non·spu·ri·ous , adjective
non·spu·ri·ous·ly , adverb
non·spu·ri·ous·ness , noun
un·spu·ri·ous , adjective
un·spu·ri·ous·ly , adverb
un·spu·ri·ous·ness , noun
Word origin for Spurious
C17: from Latin spurius of illegitimate birth
Synonyms for Spurious
bogus, false, phony, specious, affected, apocryphal, artificial, assumed, bastard, bent, bum, contrived, deceitful, deceptive, dummy, ersatz, faked, feigned, forged, framed, illegitimate, imitation, make-believe, mock, pirate, pretend, pretended, pseudo, put-on, sham, simulated, substitute, unauthentic, ungenuine, unreal