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English Dictionary: meretriciously	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for meretriciously
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
meretriciously adv in a meretricious manner; "the boat is meretriciously decorated" Synonym(s): meretriciously, flashily
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Meretricious \Mer`etri"cious\, a. [L. meretricius, from meretrix, -icis, a prostitute, lit., one who earns money, i. e., by prostitution, fr. merere to earn, gain. See {Merit}.] 1. Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do with harlots; lustful; as, meretricious traffic. 2. Resembling the arts of a harlot; alluring by false show; gaudily and deceitfully ornamental; tawdry; as, meretricious dress or ornaments. -- {Mer`etri"ciously}, adv. -- {Mer`etri"cious*ness}, n.