spurious [adjective]: not genuine or authentic; fraudulent.
Example: The pharmacist was caught selling spurious drugs.
Related words: spuriously [adverb], spuriousness [noun]
Synonyms: artificial, bogus, counterfeit, fake, fraudulent, phoney, sham
Antonyms: authentic, authoritative, genuine, kosher, legal, legitimate, valid
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