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meretricious

meretricious · more meretricious · most meretricious

показний, дешевий, позбавлений смаку

protzig, großspurig, ordinär, großkotzig

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

/ˌmɛɹɪˈtɹɪʃəs/

» Pervasive and pernicious deviations from both fact and logical validity lurked behind a meretricious plausibility.

Значення

значень: 3

Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.
protzig, großspurig, ordinär
показнийpokaznyj, дешевийdeševyj, позбавлений смакуpozbavlenyj smaku
Involving unlawful sexual connection or lack of consent by at least one party (said of a romantic relationship).
(застаріле)Of, or relating to prostitutes or prostitution.
dirnenhaft
розпуснийrozpusnyj
like or relating to a prostitute

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речень: 1

Pervasive and pernicious deviations from both fact and logical validity lurked behind a meretricious plausibility.
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мов: 5

Українська

За значеннями 2

tastelessly gaudy:

of, or relating to prostitutes:

Deutsch

За значеннями 2

tastelessly gaudy:

of, or relating to prostitutes:

Походження

From Latin meretrīcius, from meretrīx (“harlot, prostitute”), from mereō (“earn, deserve,

From Latin meretrīcius, from meretrīx (“harlot, prostitute”), from mereō (“earn, deserve, merit”) (English merit) + -trīx (“(female agent)”) (English -trix).

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