spurious

/spjˈʊɹiəs/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. ostensibly valid, but not actually valid
   “a spurious argument”
2. plausible but false
   “a specious claim”
3. born out of wedlock- E.A.Freeman
   “the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring”
4. false or fake; not what it appears to be
   “a spurious work of art”

Synonyms for spurious

• invalid
• specious
• false
• bastardly
• misbegot
• misbegotten
• illegitimate
• inauthentic
• unauthentic
• counterfeit

Words that rhyme with spurious

• furious
• curious
• injurious
• murias