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SPURIOUSLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spuriously mean?
• SPURIOUSLY (adverb)
The adverb SPURIOUSLY has 1 sense:
1. in a false and spurious manner
Familiarity information: SPURIOUSLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a false and spurious manner
Context example:
the lawyer argued spuriously that his client knew nothing of the burglary
Pertainym:
spurious (plausible but false)
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