SPURIOUS

inauthentic, unauthentic, spurious

(adjective) false or fake; not what it appears to be; “a spurious work of art”

bastardly, misbegot, misbegotten, spurious

(adjective) born out of wedlock; “the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring”- E.A.Freeman

specious, spurious

(adjective) plausible but false; “a specious claim”; “spurious inferences”

spurious

(adjective) ostensibly valid, but not actually valid; “a spurious argument”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

spurious (comparative more spurious, superlative most spurious)

False, not authentic, not genuine.

Extraneous; stray; not relevant or wanted.

(archaic) bastardly, illegitimate

Synonyms

• (false): counterfeit, fake, false, bogus

• See also fake

• See also illegitimate

Antonyms

• (false): genuine, representative

Source: Wiktionary

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Spu"ri*ous, a. Etym: [L. spurius.]

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’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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