Dictionary Check: meretricious
"meretricious" is a valid word!
Scrabble
16
points
Words with Friends
19
points
Definition
adjective
like or relating to a prostitute
Example:
"meretricious relationships"
adjective
tastelessly showy
Example:
"a flash car"
adjective
based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
Example:
"the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility"
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