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Definition of Meretricious
1. Adjective. Like or relating to a prostitute. "Meretricious relationships"
2. Adjective. Tastelessly showy. "Tawdry ornaments"
Exact synonyms: Brassy, Cheap, Flash, Flashy, Garish, Gaudy, Gimcrack, Loud, Tacky, Tatty, Tawdry, Trashy
Similar to: Tasteless
Derivative terms: Cheapness, Flash, Flashiness, Garishness, Garishness, Gaud, Gaudiness, Gaudiness, Loudness, Meretriciousness, Tackiness, Tat, Tawdriness, Trashiness
Similar to: Tasteless
Derivative terms: Cheapness, Flash, Flashiness, Garishness, Garishness, Gaud, Gaudiness, Gaudiness, Loudness, Meretriciousness, Tackiness, Tat, Tawdriness, Trashiness
3. Adjective. Based on pretense; deceptively pleasing. "A meretricious argument"
Exact synonyms: Gilded, Specious
Similar to: Insincere
Derivative terms: Meretriciousness, Speciousness
Similar to: Insincere
Derivative terms: Meretriciousness, Speciousness
Definition of Meretricious
1. a. Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do with harlots; lustful; as, meretricious traffic.
Definition of Meretricious
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Meretricious
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