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Spurious vs Supposititious - What's the difference?

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Spurious is a synonym of supposititious.


As adjectives the difference between spurious and supposititious

is that spurious is false, not authentic, not genuine while supposititious is spurious; substituted for the genuine, counterfeit.

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

    supposititious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Spurious; substituted for the genuine, counterfeit.
  • (obsolete) Imaginary; fictitious, pretended to exist.
  • *1796 , Matthew Lewis, The Monk , Folio Society 1985, p. 244:
  • *:His good sense had pointed out to him the artifices of the monks, and the gross absurdity of their miracles, wonders, and supposititious reliques.
  • Supposed or hypothetical.
  • * 1953 , publication), part II: “Search by the Foundation”, chapter 8: ‘Seldon’s Plan’, page 90, ¶¶ 7–8
    • “Why this particular problem, Speaker? It obviously has significance other than purely academic.”
    “Thank you, my boy. You are as quick as I had expected. The problem is not supposititious .”