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meretricious /ˌmɛrɪˈtrɪʃəs/
▶adjective
- 1 showily attractive but lacking real value.
- 2 archaic characteristic of a prostitute.
– derivatives
meretriciously adverb,
meretriciousness noun.
meretriciously adverb,
meretriciousness noun.
– origin C17: from L. meretricius (adj. from meretrix, meretric- ‘prostitute’, from mereri ‘be hired’) + -ous.
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