Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not genuine or authentic.
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- adjective not
authentic orgenuine ;spurious
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective intended to deceive
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Examples
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Still, as the September 1993 photo shows, there was a point in time where Gingrich did literally embrace Palestinian leadership and, at the very least, offered advice about creating a state for the same group of people he now refers to as inauthentic.
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Eventually though, the label felt inauthentic and unfair to both traditions.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Why are the terrorists called inauthentic Muslims when they kill in the name of Islam, but seen as persecuted Muslims when we respond?
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Why are the terrorists called inauthentic Muslims when they kill in the name of Islam, but seen as persecuted Muslims when we respond?
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In this kind of inauthentic, aesthetically impoverished fiction, the writer has latched on to fiction as a vehicle for "saying something," not as a form of verbal art in which the work must "say" for itself.
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I ventured a few remarks about the book's beautiful and clever packaging, but soon a number of people were saying they found the book "inauthentic" and I had to agree.
Lev Raphael: The Guy Who Was Glad to Hear Somebody Read Enough of Stieg Larsson 2010
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Like the pie plate, these fashion codes speak to our need to distinguish ourselves from those who we deem to be "inauthentic" somehow, when in truth it is often the people who become indignant over things like improper sock height and Japanese components on Italian frames who are the least authentic.
Posable Figures: Playing With Yourself BikeSnobNYC 2010
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So to those grousing that Susan Boyle colored her hair and that now makes her "inauthentic," give her a break.
Bonnie Fuller: Susan Boyle Deserves To Be A Swan: Stop Howling About Her Makeover! 2009
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It seems that all Democratic presidential candidates except Bill Clinton are terrible campaigners, stiff, crazy, dishonest, "inauthentic," and on and on and on.
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"It seems that all Democratic presidential candidates except Bill Clinton are terrible campaigners, stiff, crazy, dishonest," inauthentic, "and on and on and on ..."
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