| ADJECTIVE | all | spurious | ostensibly valid, but not actually valid |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | spurious, specious | plausible but false | |
| all | spurious, bastardly, misbegot, misbegotten | born out ... / out of wedlock | |
| all | spurious, inauthentic, unauthentic | intended to deceive / deceive |
| Sounds | sper'iyahs; spyuh'riyahs | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | Ostensibly valid, but not actually valid. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a spurious argument" | |
| Broader | invalid | Having no cogency or legal force |
| Meaning | Plausible but false. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "spurious inferences" | |
| Synonym | specious | |
| Broader | false | not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality |
| Spanish | especioso, falso | |
| Nouns | spuriousness | state of lacking genuineness |
| Adverbs | spuriously | in a false / false and spurious manner |
| Meaning | born out ... / out of wedlock. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman | |
| Synonyms | bastardly, misbegot, misbegotten | |
| Broader | illegitimate | Of marriages and offspring |
| Spanish | bastardo | |
| Catalan | bastard | |
| Meaning | Intended to deceive / deceive. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a spurious work of art" | |
| Synonyms | inauthentic, unauthentic | |
| Broader | counterfeit, imitative | not genuine |
| Spanish | espúreo, espurio | |
| Nouns | spuriousness | state of lacking genuineness |
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