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
But in these plays no such marks of spuriousness are found.
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces by Samuel Johnson
Any pretence to fasten a charge of spuriousness on a portion of Scripture so singled out by the Church for honour, were nothing else but monstrous.
From The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Edward Miller
To others, at least to me, he appeared an egregious puppy; the obvious spuriousness of his assumed gentility inspiring a disgust which I found it difficult to suppress.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXII by John Mackay Wilson
A certain suspicion of spuriousness continued to cling to it, and greatly diminished its authority.
From Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood by Hugh Macmillan
