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Definition of: meretricious
(mer′ə·trish′əs) adjective
1. Deceitfully or artificially attractive; vulgar; tawdry.
2. Pertaining to a harlot; wanton. [<L meretricius <meretrix, -icis prostitute <merere earn, gain]
—mer′e·tri′cious·ly adverb
—mer′e·tri′cious·ness noun
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