Synonyms for spurious

Grammar : Adj

Spell : spyoor-ee-uhs

Phonetic Transcription : ˈspyʊər i əs

Top 10 synonyms for spurious

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Définition of spurious

Origin : 1590s, "born out of wedlock," from Latin spurius "illegitimate, false" (cf. Italian spurio, Spanish espurio), from spurius (n.) "illegitimate child," probably from Etruscan spural "public." Sense of "having an irregular origin, not properly constituted" is from c.1600; that of "false, sham" is from 1610s.

adj counterfeit, fake

Example sentences :

There is, however, a good deal of spurious family affection.
Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw

"The spurious China Joe and one other man escaped in a car," Ned reported.
Extract from : « Arm of the Law » by Harry Harrison

The State is not to be forgotten for some spurious personal individuality.
Extract from : « Blood and Iron » by John Hubert Greusel

There were the eyes that fell away before the spurious effrontery of her own glance.
Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini

Some of the spurious Greek works of the Hippocratic collection have also case notes.
Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various

Dr. Munro will not suspend his judgment: the objects, he declares, are spurious.
Extract from : « The Clyde Mystery » by Andrew Lang

The explanations given by the rabbis of our day are spurious.
Extract from : « The Necessity of Atheism » by Dr. D.M. Brooks

He had, in his wanderings, obtained a formula for the manufacture of spurious brandy.
Extract from : « Pocket Island » by Charles Clark Munn

They are now forced to place this spurious article in the field.
Extract from : « On the Heels of De Wet » by The Intelligence Officer

What a tragedy when she discovers him for a spurious Othello!
Extract from : « The Spinner's Book of Fiction » by Various

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