MERETRICIOUS


Meaning of MERETRICIOUS in English

adj. 1 (of decorations, literary style, etc.) showily but falsely attractive. 2 of or befitting a prostitute. meretriciously adv. meretriciousness n.

[ L meretricius f. meretrix -tricis prostitute f. mereri be hired ]

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