MERETRICIOUS


Meaning of MERETRICIOUS in English

/ ˌmerəˈtrɪʃəs; NAmE / adjective

( formal ) seeming attractive, but in fact having no real value

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from Latin meretricius (adjective from meretrix , meretric- prostitute, from mereri be hired) + -ous .

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