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meretricious (mer" i TRISH uhs) (adjective), more meretricious, most meretricious
1. Pertaining to being showily but falsely attractive: The advertisement used for the car was meretricious, a lot o flash, but very deceptive.
2. A reference to being based on pretense; deceptively pleasing: In old novels, the villain frequently uses meretricious compliments to seduce the innocent heroine.
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