SPURIOUS

adjective Etymology: Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin spurius false, from Latin, of illegitimate birth, from spurius, noun, bastard Date: 1598 of illegitimate birth ; bastard , outwardly similar or corresponding to something without having its genuine qualities ; false , 3. of falsified or erroneously attributed origin ; forged , of a deceitful nature or quality , ~ly adverb ~ness noun