Pronunciation: "mer-&-'tri-sh&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin meretricius, from meretric-, meretrix prostitute, from merEre to earn -- more at MERIT
1 : of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution
2 a : tawdrily and falsely attractive
b : superficially significant : PRETENTIOUS
synonym see GAUDY
- mer·e·tri·cious·ly adverb
- mer·e·tri·cious·ness noun
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