Dictionary definition · spurious
adjective
- ostensibly valid, but not actually valid"a spurious argument"
- plausible but false"a specious claim"
- born out of wedlock"the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"
- false or fake; not what it appears to be"a spurious work of art"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).