In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
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
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
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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