Spurious
Spurious adjective - Being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud.
Tricky and spurious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tricky" instead an adjective "Spurious".
Nearby Word: spuriously
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Tricky and Spurious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/spurious/tricky
Spurious & Tricky. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/spurious/tricky>.
Tricky or Spurious. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/spurious/tricky.
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