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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Spurious \Spu"ri*ous\ (sp[=u]"r[i^]*[u^]s), adjective [L. spurius.]
1. Not proceeding from the true source, or from the source pretended; not genuine; counterfeit; false; adulterate.
2. Not legitimate; bastard; as, spurious issue. ''Her spurious firstborn.'' --Milton.
{Spurious primary}, or {Spurious quill} (Zo["o]l.), the first, or outer, primary quill when rudimentary or much reduced in size, as in certain singing birds.
{Spurious wing} (Zo["o]l.), the bastard wing, or alula.
Syn: Counterfeit; false; adulterate; supposititious; fictitious; bastard. -- {Spu"ri*ous*ly}, adverb -- {Spu"ri*ous*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
spuriously
adverb: in a false and spurious manner; "the lawyer argued spuriously that his client knew nothing of the burglary"
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