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    meretricious
    /ˌmɛrɪˈtrɪʃəs/

    adjective

    • 1. apparently attractive but having no real value: "meretricious souvenirs for the tourist trade"
    • 2. relating to or characteristic of a prostitute. archaic

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMERETRICIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    MERETRICIOUS definition: 1. seeming attractive but really false or of little value: 2. seeming attractive but really false…. Learn more.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMERETRICIOUS definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    MERETRICIOUS meaning: 1. seeming attractive but really false or of little value: 2. seeming attractive but really false…. Learn more.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › meretriciousMeretricious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of MERETRICIOUS is tastelessly showy and falsely attractive. How to use meretricious in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Meretricious.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMERETRICIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you describe something as meretricious, you disapprove of it because although it looks attractive it is actually of little value.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › meretriciousMERETRICIOUS Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Meretricious definition: alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry. . See examples of MERETRICIOUS used in a sentence.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › meretriciousMeretricious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Have you ever heard the phrase "fake it until you make it"? That is advice that encourages you to be meretricious, pretending to be something you aren't, like the meretricious flaunting of gigantic fake diamond earrings, pretending they are real — and that you can afford them.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › meretriciousMeretricious - definition of meretricious by The Free Dictionary

    Attracting attention in a vulgar manner: meretricious ornamentation. b. Plausible but false or insincere; specious: made a meretricious argument. 2. Of or relating to prostitutes or prostitution: meretricious relationships.

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › meretriciousmeretricious - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jul 27, 2024 · meretricious (comparative more meretricious, superlative most meretricious) Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring. Synonym: specious

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryAll resources related to 'meretricious' - Collins Online...

    If you describe something as meretricious, you disapprove of it because although it looks attractive it is actually of little value.

  11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishmeretricious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of meretricious adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.