| ADJECTIVE | pert | meretricious | like or relating to a prostitute |
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| all | meretricious, brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy | tastelessly showy | |
| all | meretricious, gilded, specious | based on pretense |
| Meaning | like or relating to a prostitute. | |
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| Example | "meretricious relationships" | |
| Usage of | archaism, archaicism | The use of an archaic expression |
| Nouns | prostitute | a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money |
| Meaning | tastelessly showy. | |
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| Example | "a meretricious yet stylish book" | |
| Synonyms | brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy | |
| Broader | tasteless | lacking aesthetic or social taste |
| Catalan | cridaner, vulgar | |
| Spanish | llamativo, vulgar | |
| Nouns | meretriciousness | tasteless showiness |
| Adverbs | meretriciously | in a meretricious manner |
| Meaning | Based on pretense; deceptively pleasing. | |
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| Synonyms | gilded, specious | |
| Broader | insincere | lacking sincerity |
| Nouns | meretriciousness | an appearance of truth that is false / false or deceptive |