Spurious Mnemonic
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spurious
spurious
/ˈspjʊə.ɹi.əs/
counterfeit
fake
false
bogus
fake
illegitimate
Examples
- The attack was not spurious.
- The claim is spurious and completely inauthentic.
- But I agree in that the use of the source is spurious.
- I deleted the spurious repetition of the references at the end.
- I removed the sources for the spurious claims of research.
- In the meantime, the spurious statement is allowed to stay in the article.
- It seems to me that the argument at the beginning and the end are spurious.
- Please don't add this back in, it's spurious and unsubstantial.
- I changed the article to remove the spurious causal link.
- I removed both the inaccurate information and the spurious citation.
plausible but false
adjective
born out of wedlock- E.A.Freeman
adjective
intended to deceive
adjective
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"Spur + Us. Fake spurs won't make us ride horses fast."
"Spu + Rious. The spider spins fake, dubious stories."
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