spurious
/spjʊriəs/
adjective
8 letters3 syllables10 points in Scrabble®13 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
ADJECTIVE
1
Plausible but false.
“spurious inferences”
2
Born out of wedlock.
“the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring”
3
False or fake; not what it appears to be.
“a spurious work of art”
4
Ostensibly valid, but not actually valid.
“a spurious argument”
WORD FORMS
Related formspuriousness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®10 points
Words With Friends®13 points
Double word20 points
Triple word30 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinuriousspay
Starts & ends withS … S
Syllablesspu · ri · ous
SYNONYMS & RELATED12
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