spurious
adjective
not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.
spuriousness
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a word derived from
spurious.
Example Sentences
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Librarians who speak out against the spuriousness of the process might themselves be removed, in order to take the heat off school districts.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2025
The whole phenomena of so-called male superiority bears a certain stamp of spuriousness and sham.
From The Truth About Woman by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)
But in these plays no such marks of spuriousness are found.
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces by Johnson, Samuel
The candid Quirini could maintain neither the spuriousness of this important document, nor its non-identity with the one condemned in the Index.
From Notes and Queries, Number 229, March 18, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various
Without being certain of its spuriousness, he came to the conclusion that because of its contents, the note was for the present to be regarded as an object for suspicion.
From The Secret Witness by Gibbs, George
