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UK
/spjˈʊɹɪəsli/
]
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in a false and spurious manner
the lawyer argued spuriously that his client knew nothing of the burglary
How To Use spuriously In A Sentence
- One site draws them: a 13th-century mansion linked, a bit spuriously, to "Romeo and Juliet".
- These figures were often spuriously computed by selecting particularly favorable sample groups.
- the lawyer argued spuriously that his client knew nothing of the burglary
- The slander about John Kerry's Purple Hearts and courage in command is fallacious at best and spuriously shameful. Easter Lemming Liberal News
- Two of the books feature the quote "No one can defeat the Jews, unless they've read our holy book the Talmud" on their cover, spuriously attributed to financier George Soros.
- Beware of machine-made synthetic carpets that some art dealers spuriously project as antique carpet!
- They defend their actions by spuriously claiming that a piece of amenity in the area will be bulldozed.