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Webster 1913 Edition
Spurious
Spu′ri-ous
(spū′rĭ-ŭs)
, Adj.
[L.
spurius
.] 1.
Not proceeding from the true source, or from the source pretended; not genuine; counterfeit; false; adulterate.
2.
Not legitimate; bastard;
“Her spurious firstborn.” as,
. spurious
issueMilton.
Spurious primary
, or
Spurious quill
(Zool.)
, the first, or outer, primary quill when rudimentary or much reduced in size, as in certain singing birds.
– Spurious wing
(Zool.)
, the bastard wing, or alula.
Syn. – Counterfeit; false; adulterate; supposititious; fictitious; bastard.
– Spu′ri-ous-ly
, adv.
Spu′ri-ous-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Spurious
SPURIOUS
,Adj.
1.
Not genuine; not proceeding from the true source, or from the source pretended; counterfeit; false; adulterate. Spurious writings are such as are not composed by the authors to whom they are ascribed. Spurious drugs are common. The reformed churches reject spurious ceremonies and traditions.2.
Not legitimate; bastard; as spurious issue. By the laws of England, one begotten and born out of lawful matrimony, is a spurious child.Spurious disease, a disease not of the genuine type, but bearing a resemblance in its symptoms.