spurious Copy link Outline 1. ădultĕrīnus (counterfeit, not genuine)2. spŭrius3. fictīcius, fictītius (not natural)4. insĭtīvus (as it were, grafted in and substituted) • spurious: 1. ădultĕrīnus (counterfeit, not genuine): s. coin, a. numi, Cic. Off. 3, 23, 91: s. seals (for forgery), a. signa, Cic. Clu. 14, 41. 2. spŭrius: a s. verse, s. versus, Aus. 3. fictīcius, fictītius (not natural): s. gems, f. gemmae, Plin.: v. false. 4. insĭtīvus (as it were, grafted in and substituted): s. heir, i. heres, Sen. Contr.: Phaedr.