spuriously
adverb/ˈspjʊəriəsli/
/ˈspjʊriəsli/
- in a way that is false, although it seems to be real or true
- spuriously medieval language
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- in a way that is based on false ideas or ways of thinking
- It is spuriously argued that customers are demanding these changes, but this is not the case.
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