2023-11-15 at 10:48 PM UTC
spu·ri·ous
/ˈspyo͝orēəs/
adjective
not being what it purports to be; false or fake.
"separating authentic and spurious claims"
Similar:
bogus
fake
not genuine
specious
false
factitious
counterfeit
fraudulent
trumped-up
sham
mock
feigned
pretended
contrived
fabricated
manufactured
fictitious
make-believe
invalid
fallacious
meretricious
artificial
imitation
simulated
ersatz
phoney
pseudo
pretend
cod
adulterine
Opposite:
authentic
genuine
real
(of a line of reasoning) apparently but not actually valid.
"this spurious reasoning results in nonsense"
ARCHAIC
(of offspring) illegitimate.
2023-11-15 at 10:48 PM UTC
totse2118
Space Nigga
[my ci light-haired pongee]
I don't think that's a real word
2023-11-15 at 10:50 PM UTC
All words aren't real, and are made up right out of whole cloth.