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Definition of
meretricious adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
meretricious
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˌmɛrəˈtrɪʃəs
/
/
(
formal
)
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seeming attractive, but in fact having no real value
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meretricious
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