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
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. 2012