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 | ||