Spurious — synonyms, definition

1. spurious (a) archaic

artificial assumed base-born baseborn bastard bogus counterfeit deceitful deceptive ersatz fake fallacious false fatherless fictitious flash forged fraudulent hypothetical illegal • • •

2. spurious (Adjective) archaic

bastardly inauthentic misbegot specious unauthentic

spurious (Adjective) — Plausible but false. ex. "spurious inferences"

spurious (Adjective) — Intended to deceive. ex. "a spurious work of art"

spurious (Adjective) — Born out of wedlock.