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Thesaurus: meretricious

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

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  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.
  3. adj. like or relating to a prostitute
  4. adj. tastelessly showy
  5. adj. based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
  6. 1. Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do with harlots; lustful; as, meretricious traffic. 2. 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.
  7. j:100 a. like or relating to a prostitute