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meretricious - Dictionary definition and meaning for meretricious

MERETRICIOUS

(adj.) like or relating to a prostitute
"meretricious relationships"
Bill has been involved in several meretricious relationships. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
"the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility", "meretricious praise", "a meretricious argument"
synonyms : gilded , specious
Don’t be fooled by Ruby’s meretricious praise. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) tastelessly showy
"a flash car", "a flashy ring", "garish colors", "a gaudy costume", "loud sport shirts", "a meretricious yet stylish book", "tawdry ornaments"
synonyms : brassy , cheap , flash , flashy , garish , gaudy , gimcrack , loud , tacky , tatty , tawdry , trashy
She wore a meretricious necklace to the ball. -added by naila_inlas

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garishly decorated cake

Mnemonics for meretricious

(Tag: ) like a merit (meret) certificate.. flashy and attractive in a way.. but of no REAL value...
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(Tag: ) Meretricious = Mere + Tricious. 'Mere' means triffle or something less important.
added by rizvi Edit Mnemonic

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(Tag: ) its not Merit, its mere tric(k)
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(Tag: English) meretricious actually has no merit.
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