MERETRICIOUS

a.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
a.

Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do with harlots; lustful; as, meretricious traffic.

2.
a.

Resembling the arts of a harlot; alluring by false show; gaudily and deceitfully ornamental; tawdry; as, meretricious dress or ornaments. -- Mer`e*tri"cious*ly, adv. -- Mer`e*tri"cious*ness, n.

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