Word of the Day: Meretricious
Pronunciation: [mer-i-trish-uhs]
Definition:
adjective 1: of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution 2: a : tawdrily and falsely attractive b : superficially significant : pretentious
Origin: 1620–30; < Latin meretrīcius of, pertaining to prostitutes, derivative of meretrīx prostitute = mere-, stem of merēre to earn + -trīx -trix; ous
Usage: The critic panned the book as a well-written but meretricious work with little substance beneath its veneer of forceful rhetoric and righteous indignation.
Synonyms: blatant, bogus, brazen, chintzy, counterfeit, garish, glaring, insincere, misleading, ornate, phony, plastic, sham, showy, spurious, superficial, tawdry, tinsel, trashy
Antonyms: genuine, real, undecorated, unembellished
Pronunciation: [mer-i-trish-uhs]
adjective 1: of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution 2: a : tawdrily and falsely attractive b : superficially significant : pretentious
Origin: 1620–30; < Latin meretrīcius of, pertaining to prostitutes, derivative of meretrīx prostitute = mere-, stem of merēre to earn + -trīx -trix; ous
Usage: The critic panned the book as a well-written but meretricious work with little substance beneath its veneer of forceful rhetoric and righteous indignation.
Synonyms: blatant, bogus, brazen, chintzy, counterfeit, garish, glaring, insincere, misleading, ornate, phony, plastic, sham, showy, spurious, superficial, tawdry, tinsel, trashy
Antonyms: genuine, real, undecorated, unembellished
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