spuriously

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.

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[From Late Latin spurius, from Latin, illegitimate, probably of Etruscan origin.]

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spuri·ous·ly adv.

spuri·ous·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

spuriously - in a false and spurious manner; "the lawyer argued spuriously that his client knew nothing of the burglary"