meretricious
adjective
1. like or relating to a prostitute
- meretricious relationships
2. tastelessly showy
- a meretricious yet stylish book
Similar word(s): tasteless, brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy
3. based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
- meretricious praise
- a meretricious argument