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meretriciously |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Meretricious \Mer`e*tri"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`e*tri"cious*ly}, adv -- {Mer`e*tri"cious*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: meretriciously adv : in a meretricious manner; "the boat is meretriciously decorated" [syn: {flashily}]
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