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Meretricious
/ˌmɛɹəˈtɹɪʃəs/
Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.
📖 Definitions of "Meretricious"
adjective
- 1
Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.
- 2
Involving unlawful sexual connection or lack of consent by at least one party (said of a romantic relationship)
- 3
Of, or relating to prostitutes or prostitution.
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