Word – Spurious

Spurious – Word of the Day

Meaning:

Not genuine/authentic. False/Fake

Also Something of inferior quality

Origin:

Comes from the Latin word spurius, meaning “false”. In the late 16th century, the word spurious meant, “born out of wedlock”

Examples:

1. Thousands of people die drinking spurious liquor every year.
2. There are a lot of spurious paintings of Picasso sold online.
3. You have to be careful while buying saffron from the market. It could be spurious.
4. This spurious reasoning will lead to disaster.
5. I wasted $1000 dollars on an engagement ring with a spurious diamond. I am infuriated!
6. The guy I met at the nightclub last night made a spurious claim about being connected to the royal family.
7. Lauren: Hey Dani, nice handbag!
   1. Dani: Thanks Lauren. I got it from Canal Street for $100! How great is that?
   2. Lauren: Whoops, I think you got ripped off. Canal Street is known for the sale of spurious goods. That handbag’s  most likely a fake.
   3. Dani: Oh, damn it! What a waste of a hundred dollars!
8. Most Italian “Extra Virgin” olive oil you see on shelves, is spurious, as it’s blended with other low quality oils to cut costs.
9. This spurious milk controversy is making the entire dairy industry look bad.
10. I was convicted five years ago on a “selling spurious food products” charge.
11. The Prime Minister decimated the Opposition Leader’s spurious objections to the bill.
12. The priests committee set up a spurious trust which was a front for drug trafficking.