spurious
/SPYOOR-ee-us/adjectivenot being what it claims to be; false
“The dataset was padded with spurious entries.”
- Synonyms
- bogus, fake, counterfeit
- Antonyms
- genuine, authentic
- Memory hook
- spurius: of doubtful parentage — not the real line.
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