spurious

1. False, not authentic, not genuine.

   His argument was spurious and had no validity.

   unecht, gefälscht, falsch

   ло́жныйlóžnyj, подде́льныйpoddélʹnyj, фальши́выйfalʹšívyj

   plausible but false

2. Extraneous, stray; not relevant or wanted.

   I tried to concentrate on the matter in hand, but spurious thoughts kept intruding.

   Spurious emissions from the wireless mast were causing nearby electrical equipment to go haywire.

   herumirrend, beiläufig, ungewollt

3. (archaic)Bastardly, illegitimate.

   unehelich

   внебра́чныйvnebráčnyj, незаконноро́жденныйnezakonnoróždennyj

1. His books were filled with spurious arguments.

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2. What the mayor is claiming is spurious and inflammatory.

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3. The argument that the platform exists only to promote written language seems spurious.

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4. The authoritarian acts being displayed towards Cop City protesters range from spurious detentions to summary executions.

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5. It seems impossible to separate by any exact line the genuine writings of Plato from the spurious.

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