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spurious

/ˈspjʊə.ɹi.əs/
adjective
  1. False, not authentic, not genuine.

    "His argument was spurious and had no validity."

  2. Extraneous; stray; not relevant or wanted.

    "I tried to concentrate on the matter in hand, but spurious thoughts kept intruding."

  3. Bastardly, illegitimate

Synonymsbogus, counterfeit, fake, false
Antonymsgenuine, representative

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