An Encylopedia Britannica Company
The Britannica Dictionary mobile search
×

spurious

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
spurious /ˈspjɚrijəs/ adjective
spurious
/ˈspjɚrijəs/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of SPURIOUS
1 
: not genuine, sincere, or authentic
[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples
2 
: based on false ideas or bad reasoning
[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples

— spuriously

adverb

— spuriousness

noun [noncount]