Definition of spurious
Adjectives
plausible but false
"spurious inferences"
born out of wedlock
"the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman
- Synonyms:
- bastardly, misbegot, misbegotten
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illegitimate
of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful
intended to deceive
"a spurious work of art"
- Synonyms:
- inauthentic, unauthentic
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counterfeit, imitative
not genuine; imitating something superior
Vocabulary Lists for spurious
George Orwell's "1984" Part 2 (comprehensive) »(2441 words)
Comprehensive vocabulary list for George Orwell's...
- gateleg table
- labour camp
- Eurasia
- prole
- newspeak
George Orwell's "1984" Part 3 (comprehensive) »(2202 words)
Comprehensive vocabulary list for George Orwell's...
- newspeak
- labour camp
- chinless
- zip fastener
- undercharge
- abaft
- abase
- abate
- abdicate
- abet
George Orwell's "1984" Part 2 »(482 words)
Vocabulary study list for George Orwell's "1984" (Part...
- hierarchical
- niggle
- expropriate
- saccharine
- alterable
George Orwell's "1984" Part 3 »(433 words)
Vocabulary study list for George Orwell's "1984" (Part...
- euphony
- abbreviate
- cell
- alterable
- cauterize
- abdicate
- abrogate
- accede
- accentuate
- accoutrement
Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" Chapters 21-31 »(129 words)
Vocabulary study list for Harper Lee's "To Kill a...
- perforate
- feral
- queasy
- enunciate
- duress
WordMasters: Grade 8 Blue Division Mar-Apr '09 »(25 words)
http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wordmasters/1798/
- invective
- slander
- ancillary
- misanthrope
- coalesce