spurious

Adjective
  1. Ostensibly valid, but not actually valid (synset 302510328)
    "a spurious argument"
    similar to: invalid - having no cogency or legal force
  2. Plausible but false (synset 302471438)
    "a specious claim"; "spurious inferences"
    similar to: false - not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
    same as: specious
  3. Born out of wedlock (synset 301410881)
    "the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"
    similar to: illegitimate - of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful
    same as: bastardly, misbegot, misbegotten
  4. False or fake;
    Not what it appears to be (synset 301121419)
    "a spurious work of art"
    similar to: counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior
    same as: inauthentic, unauthentic

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