spurious
Definitions
- Apocryphal, spurious.
- False, not authentic, not genuine.
- Extraneous, stray; not relevant or wanted.
- Bastardly, illegitimate.
Equivalents
Examples
“His argument was spurious and had no validity.”
“We witness that there is a relationship between government, media and industry that is evident even at this most spurious and superficial level. These three institutions support⟳ one another. We know⟳ that however cool a media outlet may purport to be, their primary loyalty is to their corporate backers. We know⟳ also that you cannot criticise the corporate backers openly without censorship and subsequent manipulation of this information.”
“[Ilhan] Omar was left twisting in the wind earlier this year after facing spurious charges of antisemitism, a display of Democratic cowardice co-signed by Chelsea Clinton, Chuck Schumer, and most every other Democrat with a congressional leadership position.”
“I tried to concentrate on the matter⟳ in hand, but spurious thoughts kept intruding.”
“Spurious emissions from the wireless mast were causing nearby electrical equipment to go haywire.”
“[…] who alſo in her prime of love⟳, Spouſal embraces, vitiated with Gold, Though offer’d only, by the ſent conceiv’d Her ſpurious firſt-born; Treaſon againſt me?”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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