spurious
/s ˈpjʊ ri əs/
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Definition(s):
- (adj) plausible but false
- (adj) born out of wedlock
- (adj) intended to deceive
Synonym(s)
Usage(s):
- Spurious currency is getting into the country with spurious visitors.
- Spurious organizations, who claimed that they had come to distribute free food and medicine to the people rendered homeless, were told to pack up and leave.
- Spurious drugs are the bane of the health care system in developing countries.
Quotes
- "Aung San Suu Kyi's continued detention, isolation, and show trial based on spurious charges cast serious doubt on the Burmese regime's willingness to be a responsible member of the international community," Obama said in a statement on Tuesday.on May 26, 2009 By: Barack Obama Source: Aljazeera.net
- Mr Johnson said: "These calculations are spurious - nobody should be expected to suffer from anti-social behaviour, which is why our approach is about tackling not tolerating it. The Government is taking a wide range of action to drive down...on Dec 22, 2009 By: Alan Johnson Source: Telegraph.co.uk
- In Monday's Financial Times, Baroness Scotland wrote: "I want to have the opportunity to explain face to face our frustration at the Senate's delay [in signing] without having to defend a spurious and wrong-headed amendment designed to score an...on Jul 10, 2006 By: Baroness Scotland of Asthal Source: BBC News
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spurious
/s ˈpjʊ ri əs /
/s ˈpjʊ ri əs /