Word meaning
spurious
adjective · SPYOOR-ee-us
What does spurious mean?
Spurious means not being what it purports to be; false or fake.
Spurious in a sentence
“The article was based on spurious statistics.”
Synonyms for spurious
- false
- bogus
- fake
How to remember spurious
- Say it out loud a few times: SPYOOR-ee-us.
- Write one sentence of your own using spurious, about something that happened to you today.
- Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.
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