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meretricious

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12 lettersPronunciation /ˌmɛɹɪˈtɹɪʃəs/Part of speech adjectiveSorted ceeiimorrstuStarts with MEnds with S0 clues
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Definitions

  1. based on pretense; deceptively pleasing

Word origin

From Latin meretrīcius, from meretrīx (“harlot, prostitute”), from mereō (“earn, deserve, merit”) (English merit) + -trīx (“(female agent)”) (English -trix).

Used in a sentence

  • Gloriani’s statues were florid and meretricious; they looked like magnified goldsmith’s work.
  • There is nothing showy or meretricious about the man.
  • What is art beside love? I respect and applaud your indifference to fine poetry when you can contemplate the meretricious charms of this young person.

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