SPURIOUSLY

spuriously

(adverb) in a false and spurious manner; “the lawyer argued spuriously that his client knew nothing of the burglary”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adverb

spuriously (comparative more spuriously, superlative most spuriously)

In a spurious manner.

Source: Wiktionary

SPURIOUS

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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