Meaning of the word spurious in English

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spurious

US /ˈspjʊr.i.əs/
UK /ˈspjʊr.i.əs/

Adjective

1.

false and not what it appears to be, or (of reasons and judgments) based on something that has not been correctly understood and therefore false:

Example:
Some of the arguments in favor of shutting the factory are questionable and others downright spurious.
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