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Synonyms
mer·e·tri·cious (mĕŕĭ-trĭsh́əs)

[Latin meretrīcius, of prostitutes, from meretrīx, meretrīc-, prostitute, from merēre, to earn money.]

adjective 

    1. Attracting attention in a vulgar manner: meretricious ornamentation. See synonyms at gaudy1
    2. Plausible but false or insincere; specious: a meretricious argument.
  2. Of or relating to prostitutes or prostitution: meretricious relationships.

derivatives

meŕe·trícious·ly
adverb
meŕe·trícious·ness
noun