spurious

1. a. Not proceeding from the true source, or from the source pretended; not genuine; false; adulterate. Source: opted

2. a. Not legitimate; bastard; as, spurious issue. Source: opted

3. adj. ostensibly valid, but not actually valid Source: wordnet

4. adj. plausible but false Source: wordnet

5. adj. born out of wedlock Source: wordnet

6. adj. false or fake; not what it appears to be Source: wordnet

7. 1. Not proceeding from the true source, or from the source pretended; not genuine; false; adulterate. 2. Not legitimate; bastard; as, spurious issue. "Her spurious firstborn." Milton. Spurious primary, or Spurious quill (Zoöl.), the first, or outer, primary quill when rudimentary or much reduced in size, as in certain singing birds. -- Spurious wing (Zoöl.), the bastard wing, or alula. Syn. -- Counterfeit; false; adulterate; supposititious; fictitious; bastard. -- Spu"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Spu"ri*ous*ness, n. Source: webster

8. j:100 s plausible but false s born out of wedlock s intended to deceive Source: ecdict

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