Entry Word: bogus

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials <for that price, youʼre only going to get furniture covered in bogus leather and not the real stuff> — see imitation
2 being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud <the “designer” watches sold on the street are usually bogus> — see counterfeit
3 lacking in natural or spontaneous quality <there was often a lot of bogus conviviality at the companyʼs parties> — see artificial 1