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spurious::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | specious |
| Derivation | spuriousness |
spurious inferences.
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | bastardly, misbegot, misbegotten |
the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring.
spurious::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | inauthentic, unauthentic |
| Derivation | spuriousness |
a spurious work of art.
spurious::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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a spurious argument.
Examples of spurious
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They add no value and encourage spurious and exaggerated personal injury claims.
From the independent.co.uk
Bottom line, I think you're talking about a weak, probably spurious relationship.
From the economist.com
To deny everyone such a useful tool because of spurious concerns is simply wrong.
From the economist.com
Kejriwal clearly has no respect for the spurious traditions of Indian politics.
From the rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com
Spurious frequencies are also generated by subjecting the crystal to vibration.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Such a relation between two observed variables is termed a spurious relationship.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Thus, Lysias's report is regarded as probably spurious by many modern historians.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Now we can argue retailing will sound the death bell for spurious liquor trade.
From the economist.com
If you are so sure my criticisms are spurious, why are you unable to refute them?
From the guardian.co.uk
- Specious: plausible but false; "a specious claim"; "spurious inferences"
- Bastardly: born out of wedlock; "the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman
- Inauthentic: intended to deceive; "a spurious work of art"
- (spuriously) in a false and spurious manner; "the lawyer argued spuriously that his client knew nothing of the burglary"
- (spuriousness) state of lacking genuineness
- False, not authentic, not genuine; bastardly, illegitimate
- (Spuriousness) A condition in which two variables vary together, but are not in fact causally related. Both may be influenced independently by a third variable. FOR EXAMPLE, it may be found that children who eat more ice cream are less likely to be involved in delinquent behavior. ...
- (SPURIOUSNESS) The incorrect inference of a causal relationship between two variables where the relationship is in reality only accidental. ...
- A situation in which an apparent relationship between two or more variables is lacking validity.
