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spuriously |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spurious \Spu"ri*ous\, a. [L. spurius.] 1. Not proceeding from the true source, or from the source pretended; not genuine; 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}, adv -- {Spu"ri*ous*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: spuriously adv : in a false and spurious manner; "the lawyer argued spuriously that his client knew nothing of the burglary"
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