Definition of spurious in English:

spurious

adjective ˈspjʊərɪəsˈsp(j)ʊriəs

1Not being what it purports to be; false or fake.
separating authentic and spurious claims
Example sentencesExamples
- Such blunt legislation will provide people and organisations with the means to bring spurious lawsuits against those they have a reason to dislike.
- This extensive and thorough body of work, he pointed out, has been totally ignored by psychologists, who use the tired old standards and as a result obtain spurious results.
- No wonder they generate so many spurious results that are never replicated.
- People are entitled to compensation when they are injured, but we need to weed out the spurious claims.
- Where is the evidence on which the writer bases such spurious claims?
- The IIF estimates that fraudulent and spurious claims will cost insurers at least €100 million this year but policy holders will pick up the tab in increased premiums.
- Many in the press predicted that the FDA's actions would open the floodgates to a torrent of spurious claims.
- The government has an obligation to act against spurious or fraudulent claims.
- Subsequent investigation revealed that these claims were spurious.
- The spurious claims that this was the work of dissidents does not tally with the facts.
- He also said the industry's claims that tourism would be unaffected were as spurious as its claims about property prices.
- Oliver's letter made a number of spurious allegations.
- This argument about the cost - that the benefit will be only to the wealthy - is therefore spurious, totally false, and a diversion.
- That amendment would penalise drug companies if they lodged spurious patent claims designed to prevent cheap generic drugs entering the market.
- All claims to objectivity become spurious and illusory.
Synonyms
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
informal phoney, pseudo, pretend
British informal cod
rare adulterine
1. 1.1 (of a line of reasoning) apparently but not actually valid.
  this spurious reasoning results in nonsense
  Example sentencesExamples
  For a variety of spurious reasons, our network is being changed.
  Market pundits will come up with all sort of spurious reasons why shares may or may not continue to climb.
  Nina Fishman also gives ground to the myth that the 1970s were a time when unions had too much power and were constantly going on strike for spurious reasons.
  It is what it is, and it's best not to invent spurious reasons to discard evidence just because you don't like it.
  This country does have certain quirky export bans, for very spurious reasons, and we would be aghast if the intention is to use this legislation to extend those sorts of controls.
  It is very easy, I think, for the Government to bring up some basically extremely spurious reasons why this moratorium should be continued, but there is no logic to it.
  ‘Our proposal was rejected as impractical but it's a spurious argument and we've never been given any real reasons why it wouldn't work,’ he said.
  And what is worse, they use their learning to invent spurious reasons for non-payment of the tax.
  Insurers who try to wriggle out of critical illness claims for the most spurious of reasons are being forced to pay up by a leading consumer watchdog.
  Predictions based upon the fact that bear markets only end when shares reach a certain valuation level are equally spurious.
  The reason for the protest was spurious for several reasons.
  Magistrates will come down on the side of the tenant for the most spurious reasons.
  It seems a completely spurious line of argument.
  It is even conducting a survey, for the most spurious of reasons, of voluntary health organisations, asking them about their links to pharmaceutical companies.
  Many of the survivors there expressed anger that the media routinely questioned the veracity of survivor testimony on the basis of spurious reasoning and apparent prejudice.
  I agree that there are cases where people who would genuinely be good adopters seem to be turned down for rather spurious reasons - age, race, or social class.
  The arguments of the police were actually quite spurious.
  I could find all sorts of spurious reasons why I needed to continue smoking.
  Unfortunately, some creationists have also fallen for this spurious line of reasoning.
  Regardless of your feelings toward this particular company, you must know your line of reasoning is spurious at best.
2. 1.2archaic (of offspring) illegitimate.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The husband's adultery…may give him a spurious son, by some wanton, on whom he lavishes the patrimony of his legitimate sons.
  Synonyms
  born out of wedlock, born of unmarried parents

Derivatives

spuriously

adverb ˈspjʊərɪəsliˈsp(j)ʊriəsli

He was Clement Moore, who would one day enter history (perhaps spuriously, a recent scholar contends) as the author of ‘The Night Before Christmas.’
Example sentencesExamples
- Most independent advisers simply look at how funds have performed in the past, arguing - somewhat spuriously - that if a manager has outperformed his peers over the past few years, there is no reason why he or she can't continue to do so.
- An early study by Logan reported a 90% rate (although, as discussed below, that rate may be spuriously high).
- Thus, comparisons of treated patients with not treated patients may spuriously imply that drug treatments are actually harmful.
- He set up a commission which spuriously established that baseball was invented by one Abner Doubleday in 1839.

spuriousness

noun ˈspjʊərɪəsnəsˈsp(j)ʊriəsnəs

They were laughably crude with obvious misspellings and badly formed HTML, often directing receivers to poorly drawn counterfeit web sites that gave many visual and technical clues to their spuriousness.
Example sentencesExamples
- The spuriousness of his Hebrew etymologies suggests, but does not prove, that he did not know Hebrew.

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense 'born out of wedlock'): from Latin spurius 'false' + -ous.

‘Born out of wedlock, bastard’ was the early sense of spurious based on Latin spurius ‘false’. The sense became generalized to ‘of doubtful origin’ by the beginning of the 17th century.

Rhymes

curious, furious, injurious, luxurious, penurious, perjurious, sulphureous (US sulfureous), usurious

Definition of spurious in US English:

spurious

adjectiveˈsp(j)ʊriəsˈsp(y)o͝orēəs

1Not being what it purports to be; false or fake.
separating authentic and spurious claims
Example sentencesExamples
- Where is the evidence on which the writer bases such spurious claims?
- That amendment would penalise drug companies if they lodged spurious patent claims designed to prevent cheap generic drugs entering the market.
- Many in the press predicted that the FDA's actions would open the floodgates to a torrent of spurious claims.
- Subsequent investigation revealed that these claims were spurious.
- People are entitled to compensation when they are injured, but we need to weed out the spurious claims.
- Oliver's letter made a number of spurious allegations.
- Such blunt legislation will provide people and organisations with the means to bring spurious lawsuits against those they have a reason to dislike.
- No wonder they generate so many spurious results that are never replicated.
- The government has an obligation to act against spurious or fraudulent claims.
- All claims to objectivity become spurious and illusory.
- The spurious claims that this was the work of dissidents does not tally with the facts.
- This extensive and thorough body of work, he pointed out, has been totally ignored by psychologists, who use the tired old standards and as a result obtain spurious results.
- This argument about the cost - that the benefit will be only to the wealthy - is therefore spurious, totally false, and a diversion.
- He also said the industry's claims that tourism would be unaffected were as spurious as its claims about property prices.
- The IIF estimates that fraudulent and spurious claims will cost insurers at least €100 million this year but policy holders will pick up the tab in increased premiums.
Synonyms
bogus, fake, not genuine, specious, false, factitious, counterfeit, fraudulent, trumped-up, sham, mock, feigned, pretended, contrived, fabricated, manufactured, fictitious, make-believe, invalid, fallacious, meretricious
1. 1.1 (of a line of reasoning) apparently but not actually valid.
  this spurious reasoning results in nonsense
  Example sentencesExamples
  Unfortunately, some creationists have also fallen for this spurious line of reasoning.
  And what is worse, they use their learning to invent spurious reasons for non-payment of the tax.
  For a variety of spurious reasons, our network is being changed.
  I agree that there are cases where people who would genuinely be good adopters seem to be turned down for rather spurious reasons - age, race, or social class.
  Market pundits will come up with all sort of spurious reasons why shares may or may not continue to climb.
  Predictions based upon the fact that bear markets only end when shares reach a certain valuation level are equally spurious.
  Nina Fishman also gives ground to the myth that the 1970s were a time when unions had too much power and were constantly going on strike for spurious reasons.
  The reason for the protest was spurious for several reasons.
  It is very easy, I think, for the Government to bring up some basically extremely spurious reasons why this moratorium should be continued, but there is no logic to it.
  The arguments of the police were actually quite spurious.
  ‘Our proposal was rejected as impractical but it's a spurious argument and we've never been given any real reasons why it wouldn't work,’ he said.
  It is what it is, and it's best not to invent spurious reasons to discard evidence just because you don't like it.
  I could find all sorts of spurious reasons why I needed to continue smoking.
  Insurers who try to wriggle out of critical illness claims for the most spurious of reasons are being forced to pay up by a leading consumer watchdog.
  Magistrates will come down on the side of the tenant for the most spurious reasons.
  It is even conducting a survey, for the most spurious of reasons, of voluntary health organisations, asking them about their links to pharmaceutical companies.
  It seems a completely spurious line of argument.
  Regardless of your feelings toward this particular company, you must know your line of reasoning is spurious at best.
  Many of the survivors there expressed anger that the media routinely questioned the veracity of survivor testimony on the basis of spurious reasoning and apparent prejudice.
  This country does have certain quirky export bans, for very spurious reasons, and we would be aghast if the intention is to use this legislation to extend those sorts of controls.
2. 1.2archaic (of offspring) illegitimate.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The husband's adultery…may give him a spurious son, by some wanton, on whom he lavishes the patrimony of his legitimate sons.
  Synonyms
  born out of wedlock, born of unmarried parents

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense ‘born out of wedlock’): from Latin spurius ‘false’ + -ous.

单词	spurious
释义	Definition of spurious in English: spurious adjective ˈspjʊərɪəsˈsp(j)ʊriəs 1Not being what it purports to be; false or fake. separating authentic and spurious claims Example sentencesExamples Such blunt legislation will provide people and organisations with the means to bring spurious lawsuits against those they have a reason to dislike. This extensive and thorough body of work, he pointed out, has been totally ignored by psychologists, who use the tired old standards and as a result obtain spurious results. No wonder they generate so many spurious results that are never replicated. People are entitled to compensation when they are injured, but we need to weed out the spurious claims. Where is the evidence on which the writer bases such spurious claims? The IIF estimates that fraudulent and spurious claims will cost insurers at least €100 million this year but policy holders will pick up the tab in increased premiums. Many in the press predicted that the FDA's actions would open the floodgates to a torrent of spurious claims. The government has an obligation to act against spurious or fraudulent claims. Subsequent investigation revealed that these claims were spurious. The spurious claims that this was the work of dissidents does not tally with the facts. He also said the industry's claims that tourism would be unaffected were as spurious as its claims about property prices. Oliver's letter made a number of spurious allegations. This argument about the cost - that the benefit will be only to the wealthy - is therefore spurious, totally false, and a diversion. That amendment would penalise drug companies if they lodged spurious patent claims designed to prevent cheap generic drugs entering the market. All claims to objectivity become spurious and illusory. Synonyms 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 informal phoney, pseudo, pretend British informal cod rare adulterine 1.1 (of a line of reasoning) apparently but not actually valid. this spurious reasoning results in nonsense Example sentencesExamples For a variety of spurious reasons, our network is being changed. Market pundits will come up with all sort of spurious reasons why shares may or may not continue to climb. Nina Fishman also gives ground to the myth that the 1970s were a time when unions had too much power and were constantly going on strike for spurious reasons. It is what it is, and it's best not to invent spurious reasons to discard evidence just because you don't like it. This country does have certain quirky export bans, for very spurious reasons, and we would be aghast if the intention is to use this legislation to extend those sorts of controls. It is very easy, I think, for the Government to bring up some basically extremely spurious reasons why this moratorium should be continued, but there is no logic to it. ‘Our proposal was rejected as impractical but it's a spurious argument and we've never been given any real reasons why it wouldn't work,’ he said. And what is worse, they use their learning to invent spurious reasons for non-payment of the tax. Insurers who try to wriggle out of critical illness claims for the most spurious of reasons are being forced to pay up by a leading consumer watchdog. Predictions based upon the fact that bear markets only end when shares reach a certain valuation level are equally spurious. The reason for the protest was spurious for several reasons. Magistrates will come down on the side of the tenant for the most spurious reasons. It seems a completely spurious line of argument. It is even conducting a survey, for the most spurious of reasons, of voluntary health organisations, asking them about their links to pharmaceutical companies. Many of the survivors there expressed anger that the media routinely questioned the veracity of survivor testimony on the basis of spurious reasoning and apparent prejudice. I agree that there are cases where people who would genuinely be good adopters seem to be turned down for rather spurious reasons - age, race, or social class. The arguments of the police were actually quite spurious. I could find all sorts of spurious reasons why I needed to continue smoking. Unfortunately, some creationists have also fallen for this spurious line of reasoning. Regardless of your feelings toward this particular company, you must know your line of reasoning is spurious at best. 1.2archaic (of offspring) illegitimate. Example sentencesExamples The husband's adultery…may give him a spurious son, by some wanton, on whom he lavishes the patrimony of his legitimate sons. Synonyms born out of wedlock, born of unmarried parents Derivatives spuriously adverb ˈspjʊərɪəsliˈsp(j)ʊriəsli He was Clement Moore, who would one day enter history (perhaps spuriously, a recent scholar contends) as the author of ‘The Night Before Christmas.’ Example sentencesExamples Most independent advisers simply look at how funds have performed in the past, arguing - somewhat spuriously - that if a manager has outperformed his peers over the past few years, there is no reason why he or she can't continue to do so. An early study by Logan reported a 90% rate (although, as discussed below, that rate may be spuriously high). Thus, comparisons of treated patients with not treated patients may spuriously imply that drug treatments are actually harmful. He set up a commission which spuriously established that baseball was invented by one Abner Doubleday in 1839. spuriousness noun ˈspjʊərɪəsnəsˈsp(j)ʊriəsnəs They were laughably crude with obvious misspellings and badly formed HTML, often directing receivers to poorly drawn counterfeit web sites that gave many visual and technical clues to their spuriousness. Example sentencesExamples The spuriousness of his Hebrew etymologies suggests, but does not prove, that he did not know Hebrew. Origin Late 16th century (in the sense 'born out of wedlock'): from Latin spurius 'false' + -ous. ‘Born out of wedlock, bastard’ was the early sense of spurious based on Latin spurius ‘false’. The sense became generalized to ‘of doubtful origin’ by the beginning of the 17th century. Rhymes curious, furious, injurious, luxurious, penurious, perjurious, sulphureous (US sulfureous), usurious Definition of spurious in US English: spurious adjectiveˈsp(j)ʊriəsˈsp(y)o͝orēəs 1Not being what it purports to be; false or fake. separating authentic and spurious claims Example sentencesExamples Where is the evidence on which the writer bases such spurious claims? That amendment would penalise drug companies if they lodged spurious patent claims designed to prevent cheap generic drugs entering the market. Many in the press predicted that the FDA's actions would open the floodgates to a torrent of spurious claims. Subsequent investigation revealed that these claims were spurious. People are entitled to compensation when they are injured, but we need to weed out the spurious claims. Oliver's letter made a number of spurious allegations. Such blunt legislation will provide people and organisations with the means to bring spurious lawsuits against those they have a reason to dislike. No wonder they generate so many spurious results that are never replicated. The government has an obligation to act against spurious or fraudulent claims. All claims to objectivity become spurious and illusory. The spurious claims that this was the work of dissidents does not tally with the facts. This extensive and thorough body of work, he pointed out, has been totally ignored by psychologists, who use the tired old standards and as a result obtain spurious results. This argument about the cost - that the benefit will be only to the wealthy - is therefore spurious, totally false, and a diversion. He also said the industry's claims that tourism would be unaffected were as spurious as its claims about property prices. The IIF estimates that fraudulent and spurious claims will cost insurers at least €100 million this year but policy holders will pick up the tab in increased premiums. Synonyms bogus, fake, not genuine, specious, false, factitious, counterfeit, fraudulent, trumped-up, sham, mock, feigned, pretended, contrived, fabricated, manufactured, fictitious, make-believe, invalid, fallacious, meretricious 1.1 (of a line of reasoning) apparently but not actually valid. this spurious reasoning results in nonsense Example sentencesExamples Unfortunately, some creationists have also fallen for this spurious line of reasoning. And what is worse, they use their learning to invent spurious reasons for non-payment of the tax. For a variety of spurious reasons, our network is being changed. I agree that there are cases where people who would genuinely be good adopters seem to be turned down for rather spurious reasons - age, race, or social class. Market pundits will come up with all sort of spurious reasons why shares may or may not continue to climb. Predictions based upon the fact that bear markets only end when shares reach a certain valuation level are equally spurious. Nina Fishman also gives ground to the myth that the 1970s were a time when unions had too much power and were constantly going on strike for spurious reasons. The reason for the protest was spurious for several reasons. It is very easy, I think, for the Government to bring up some basically extremely spurious reasons why this moratorium should be continued, but there is no logic to it. The arguments of the police were actually quite spurious. ‘Our proposal was rejected as impractical but it's a spurious argument and we've never been given any real reasons why it wouldn't work,’ he said. It is what it is, and it's best not to invent spurious reasons to discard evidence just because you don't like it. I could find all sorts of spurious reasons why I needed to continue smoking. Insurers who try to wriggle out of critical illness claims for the most spurious of reasons are being forced to pay up by a leading consumer watchdog. Magistrates will come down on the side of the tenant for the most spurious reasons. It is even conducting a survey, for the most spurious of reasons, of voluntary health organisations, asking them about their links to pharmaceutical companies. It seems a completely spurious line of argument. Regardless of your feelings toward this particular company, you must know your line of reasoning is spurious at best. Many of the survivors there expressed anger that the media routinely questioned the veracity of survivor testimony on the basis of spurious reasoning and apparent prejudice. This country does have certain quirky export bans, for very spurious reasons, and we would be aghast if the intention is to use this legislation to extend those sorts of controls. 1.2archaic (of offspring) illegitimate. Example sentencesExamples The husband's adultery…may give him a spurious son, by some wanton, on whom he lavishes the patrimony of his legitimate sons. Synonyms born out of wedlock, born of unmarried parents Origin Late 16th century (in the sense ‘born out of wedlock’): from Latin spurius ‘false’ + -ous.
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