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Meanings of spurious in English

Born out of wedlock.

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Intended to deceive.

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Plausible but false.

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Examples for "specious"
1
It was specious-whichis the best that can be said for it.
The Life of Cesare Borgia
2
He would be put on the sacrificial altar for that specious truth.
Rakes and radishes
3
His demand of the supreme authority was evaded on some specious pretext.
The History of the Thirty Years' War
4
Drawing specious connections isn't just for musicians, but music journos as well.
Wired
5
His reasoning is specious, but beneath the sophistry there is a plan.
Anthropology of an american girl: a novel
Usage of spurious in English
1
Of course the reason offered by the Bank of Ireland is spurious.
The Irish Times
2
Consequently, data cleaning is of paramount importance in excluding spurious genotyping results.
Pubmed
3
Gruesome as the idea was, I didn't believe the association was spurious.
Temperance Brennan 01 - Déjà Dead
4
They could no longer cling to spurious claims about how education corrupts.
The Guardian
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Because I am quite certain this charge will prove to be spurious.
Layover in dubai
6
Villas-Boas said any comparison between the Lloris incident and others was spurious.
The Guardian
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Otherwise, I suggest you put some more thought behind your spurious claims.
Heart of stone
8
There is no empty space left in the spurious name of security.
News.com.au
9
All these spurious charges should be dropped against him with immediate effect.
The South African
10
There was the same fictitious glitter, the same fragility of spurious jewels.
Fromont and Risler — Volume 1
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The veneer of a spurious civilisation seemed to have fallen from him.
The Cinema Murder
12
The letter ascribed to Aristeas is now generally admitted to be spurious.
Companion to the Bible
13
All this torrent of misleading, spurious stuff that pours from the press.
Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story
14
There is also a spurious kind, with difficulty distinguished from the good.
A Voyage Round the World, Volume I / Including Travels in Africa...
15
With totally spurious sobriety, he nodded, and consented to climb another step.
Secrets of a Perfect Night
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On this principle it interferes to prevent the circulation of spurious coin.'
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, October, 1863 / Devoted ...
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Spurious across language varieties
Ireland
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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