inauthentic

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English

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ authentic.

Adjective

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inauthentic (comparative more inauthentic, superlative most inauthentic)

  1. Not authentic or genuine; spurious.
    • 2011 December 12, James Dao, “In California, Indian Tribes With Casino Money Cast Off Members”, in The New York Times[1]:
      But only in recent years, experts say, have they begun routinely disenrolling Indians deemed inauthentic members of a group.