Meretricious (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

Like or relating to a prostitute; "meretricious relationships".

Classification

Relational adjectives (pertainyms).

Usages

• Archaicism

Related Words

• Prostitute (noun)

Meaning ²

Tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Flash
• Gimcrack
• Gaudy
• Loud
• Trashy
• Flashy
• Cheap
• Tawdry
• Tacky
• Tatty
• Garish
• Brassy

Related Words

• Meretriciousness (noun)

Meaning ³

Based on pretense; deceptively pleasing; "the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility"; "meretricious praise"; "a meretricious argument".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Glossy
• Specious
• Gilded

Related Words

• Meretriciousness (noun)