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meretricious

/ˌmɛɹəˈtɹɪʃəs/
adjective

  1. Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.

  2. Involving unlawful sexual connection or lack of consent by at least one party (said of a romantic relationship)

  3. Of, or relating to prostitutes or prostitution.

Synonymsbrassy, cheap, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack

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