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Spurious vs Questionable - What's the difference?

spurious | questionable |

As adjectives the difference between spurious and questionable

is that spurious is false, not authentic, not genuine while questionable is (obsolete) inviting questions; inviting inquiry.

spurious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • false, not authentic, not genuine
  • * 2013 , Russell Brand, Russell Brand and the GQ awards: 'It's amazing how absurd it seems''' (in ''The Guardian , 13 September 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2013/sep/13/russell-brand-gq-awards-hugo-boss]
    • We witness that there is a relationship between government, media and industry that is evident even at this most spurious and superficial level. These three institutions support one another. We know that however cool a media outlet may purport to be, their primary loyalty is to their corporate backers. We know also that you cannot criticise the corporate backers openly without censorship and subsequent manipulation of this information.
  • (archaic) bastardly, illegitimate
  • * Milton
    • her spurious firstborn

    Synonyms

    * (false) counterfeit, fake, false, bogus * See also * See also

    Antonyms

    * (false) genuine, representative

    Derived terms

    * spuriously * spuriousness

    questionable

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Inviting questions; inviting inquiry.
  • * Shakespeare, Hamlet :
    • Thou comest in such a questionable shape.
  • Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
    • It is questionable if the universe is open or closed.
  • Of dubious respectability or morality.
    • Tiffiny's behavior is highly questionable .