Associations to the word «Spurious»

Wiktionary

SPURIOUS, adjective. False, not authentic, not genuine
SPURIOUS, adjective. (archaic) bastardly, illegitimate
SPURIOUS INFECTION, noun. (parasitology) A case in which parasites invade a host but do not succeed in colonizing it, for example merely passing through the digestive tract.
SPURIOUS INFECTIONS, noun. Plural of spurious infection

Dictionary definition

SPURIOUS, adjective. Plausible but false; "a specious claim"; "spurious inferences".
SPURIOUS, adjective. Born out of wedlock; "the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman.
SPURIOUS, adjective. Intended to deceive; "a spurious work of art".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King