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    spurious - Dictionary definition and meaning for word spurious

    Definition
    (adj) plausible but false
    Synonyms : specious
    Example Sentence
    • a specious claim
    • spurious inferences
    Definition
    (adj) born out of wedlock
    Synonyms : bastardly , misbegot , misbegotten
    Example Sentence
    • the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring
    Definition
    (adj) intended to deceive
    Synonyms : inauthentic , unauthentic
    Example Sentence
    • a spurious work of art
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for spurious

s-PURE+ious...pure means true...spurious means the opposite of it..which is FALSE,CONTERFEIT

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Sounds like "furious". You get furious when you hear spurious arguments.

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Read it: s-poor-ious argument.

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s pur ious- sounds like "s its pure lies"

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to "spurn" means to reject. So you SPURn anything that is SPURious (false).

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The polka dotted sponges in the aquarium were not the real, rare ones living in the ocean. They were fake.

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Split "Spurious" into spur+ious, where spur means instantly(spur of the moment). So anything done without much thought and immediately can result in falsehood or may be illogical.

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you get furious when you get spurious (counterfeit)dollar bills

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the fast and the spurious.lol

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