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meretricious
adjective
mer·e·tri·cious ˌmer-ə-ˈtri-shəs 
meretriciously adverb
meretriciousness noun
Did you know?
Meretricious can be traced back to the Latin verb merēre, meaning "to earn, gain, or deserve." It shares this origin with a small group of other English words, including "merit," meritorious," and "emeritus." But, while these words can suggest some degree of honor or esteem, "meretricious" is used to suggest pretense, insincerity, and cheap or tawdry ornamentation. The Latin merēre is at the root of the Latin noun meretrix, meaning "prostitute," and its related adjective "meretricius" ("of or relating to a prostitute"). The Latin meretricius entered into English as "meretricious" in the 17th century. Shortly after being adopted, "meretricious" also began to be used to indicate things which are superficially attractive but which have little or no value or integrity.
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The Batman certainly can’t be dismissed as yet another meretricious superhero caper. 
Kyle Smith, National Review, 28 Feb. 2022 That stagy feel comes from the chest voice and vibrato, slightly recalling Bryan Ferry’s meretricious wobble here. Sasha Frere-jones, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2022 Vonnegut combined silly sci-fi comedy with even sillier oversimplifications to such meretricious effect that his true peer was not another novelist but Dr. Seuss. Kyle Smith, National Review, 23 Nov. 2021 These artistic reckonings prove that meretricious contemporary filmmakers can barely justify their own practices. Armond White, National Review, 9 July 2021 Indeed, that’s what makes the otherwise meretricious story of Gatsby and Daisy so compelling. Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2020 Still, some folks discover the secret to thwarting the meretricious allure of the evanescently contemporary. Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2020 The real problem is a green unwillingness to forgo shiny, meretricious plaudits for fake gestures in place of patiently laying the groundwork for something that might actually have some value. Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 6 Nov. 2018 And that’s equally the case with the most effective sequence, which also happens to be the most meretricious. Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 5 Apr. 2018 See More
Kyle Smith, National Review, 28 Feb. 2022 That stagy feel comes from the chest voice and vibrato, slightly recalling Bryan Ferry’s meretricious wobble here. Sasha Frere-jones, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2022 Vonnegut combined silly sci-fi comedy with even sillier oversimplifications to such meretricious effect that his true peer was not another novelist but Dr. Seuss. Kyle Smith, National Review, 23 Nov. 2021 These artistic reckonings prove that meretricious contemporary filmmakers can barely justify their own practices. Armond White, National Review, 9 July 2021 Indeed, that’s what makes the otherwise meretricious story of Gatsby and Daisy so compelling. Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2020 Still, some folks discover the secret to thwarting the meretricious allure of the evanescently contemporary. Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2020 The real problem is a green unwillingness to forgo shiny, meretricious plaudits for fake gestures in place of patiently laying the groundwork for something that might actually have some value. Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 6 Nov. 2018 And that’s equally the case with the most effective sequence, which also happens to be the most meretricious. Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 5 Apr. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin meretricius, from meretric-, meretrix prostitute, from merēre to earn — more at merit entry 1
First Known Use
1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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