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spuriously

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spu·ri·ous  (spyr-s)
adj.
1. Lacking authenticity or validity in essence or origin; not genuine; false.
2. Of illegitimate birth.
3. Botany Similar in appearance but unlike in structure or function. Used of plant parts.
[From Late Latin spurius, from Latin, illegitimate, probably of Etruscan origin.]
spuri·ous·ly adv.
spuri·ous·ness n.
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Adv.1.spuriously - in a false and spurious manner; "the lawyer argued spuriously that his client knew nothing of the burglary"
Translations
spuriously [ˈspjʊərɪəslɪ] ADV → falsamente


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