English adjective: spurious | |||
1. | spurious plausible but false | ||
Samples | A specious claim. Spurious inferences. | ||
Synonyms | specious | ||
Similar | false | ||
Antonyms | true | ||
2. | spurious born out of wedlock | ||
Samples | The dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring. | ||
Synonyms | bastardly, misbegot, misbegotten | ||
Similar | illegitimate | ||
Antonyms | legitimate | ||
3. | spurious intended to deceive | ||
Samples | A spurious work of art. | ||
Synonyms | inauthentic, unauthentic | ||
Similar | counterfeit, imitative | ||
Antonyms | echt, genuine | ||