Use Big Words Carefully: Word of the Day

spu·ri·ous

adj.

1. Lacking authenticity or validity in essence or origin; not genuine; false.

2. Of illegitimate birth.
3. Botany Similar in appearance but unlike in structure or function. Used of plant parts.

Example: Recently, Mr. Mannerz came across a monogrammed Louis Vuitton Petit Noe of spurious origins.