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Definition of meretricious adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

meretricious

adjective
 
/ˌmerəˈtrɪʃəs/
 
/ˌmerəˈtrɪʃəs/
(formal)
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  1. seeming attractive, but in fact having no real value
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin meretricius (adjective from meretrix, meretric- ‘prostitute’, from mereri ‘be hired’) + -ous.
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