inauthentic
[ in-aw-then-tik ]
/ ˌɪn ɔˈθɛn tɪk /
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adjective
not authentic: inauthentic Indian jewelry mass-produced in a factory.
Nearby words
- inaugural,
- inaugurate,
- inauguration,
- inauguration day,
- inauspicious,
- inbd,
- inbeing,
- inbetween,
- inboard,
- inboard-outboard
Origin of inauthentic
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Examples from the Web for inauthenticity
On the one hand, tests designed to prove that the text is a forgery failed to establish its inauthenticity.
The ‘Gospel of Jesus’s Wife’ is Still as Big a Mystery as Ever|Candida Moss|April 13, 2014|DAILY BEASTAnd it will just expose him to more charges of inauthenticity, which will be correct and will ring true.
Now it is all twitter and branding and the dedicated cultivation of inauthenticity.
Loose reasoning can certainly not be taken as a mark of inauthenticity.
Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III)|Walter Richard Cassels
inauthentic
/ (ˌɪnɔːˈθɛntɪk) /
adjective
not authentic; false
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