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单词 meretriciously
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meretriciously

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mer·e·tri·cious

M0228700 (mĕr′ĭ-trĭsh′əs)adj.1. a. Attracting attention in a vulgar manner: meretricious ornamentation.b. Plausible but false or insincere; specious: made a meretricious argument.2. Of or relating to prostitutes or prostitution: meretricious relationships.
[Latin meretrīcius, of prostitutes, from meretrīx, meretrīc-, prostitute, from merēre, to earn money; see (s)mer- in Indo-European roots.]
mer′e·tri′cious·ly adv.
Thesaurus
Adv.1.meretriciously - in a meretricious mannermeretriciously - in a meretricious manner; "the boat is meretriciously decorated"flashily

meretriciously

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  • adv

Synonyms for meretriciously

adv in a meretricious manner

Synonyms

  • flashily
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