spurious adjective

/ˈspjʊə.ri.əs/

/ˈspjʊr.i-/ adj

Definition

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

Some of the arguments in favour of shutting the factory are questionable and others downright spurious.

(Definition of spurious adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

worried or nervous about something that is going to happen

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