Definition of meretricious

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Meretricious (a.) Resembling the arts of a harlot; alluring by false show; gaudily and deceitfully ornamental; tawdry; as, meretricious dress or ornaments..

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Harlotry :: Harlotry (n.) Anything meretricious; as, harlotry in art..
Chasteness :: Chasteness (n.) Freedom from all that is meretricious, gaudy, or affected; as, chasteness of design..
Ad Captandum :: Ad captandum () A phrase used adjectively sometimes of meretricious attempts to catch or win popular favor.
Meretricious :: Meretricious (a.) Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do with harlots; lustful; as, meretricious traffic..
Prostibulous :: Prostibulous (a.) Of or pertaining to prostitutes or prostitution; meretricious.
Gaudy :: Gaudy (superl.) Ostentatiously fine; showy; gay, but tawdry or meretricious..
Meretricious :: Meretricious (a.) Resembling the arts of a harlot; alluring by false show; gaudily and deceitfully ornamental; tawdry; as, meretricious dress or ornaments..
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