Spurious

Definition

1. (adjective) False, not authentic, not genuine. “His argument was spurious and had no validity.”
2. (adjective) Extraneous; stray; not relevant or wanted. “I tried to concentrate on the matter in hand, but spurious thoughts kept intruding.”
3. (adjective) Bastardly, illegitimate

Word stats

• Spurious contains 8 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
• It uses 6 unique letters.
• Estimated syllable count: 2.
• Scrabble-style letter score: 10.

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