MERETRICIOUS


Meaning of MERETRICIOUS in English

adj.1 (of decorations, literary style, etc.) showily but falsely attractive.

2 of or befitting a prostitute.

Derivatives:

meretriciously adv. meretriciousness n.

Etymology: L meretricius f. meretrix -tricis prostitute f. mereri be hired

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.