Definition of meretricious

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• meretricious is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 16
• meretricious is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 16
• meretricious is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 19

Definition of meretricious

• tastelessly showy (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a meretricious yet stylish book

  Synonyms

  1. brassy
  2. cheap
  3. flash
  4. flashy
  5. garish
  6. gaudy
  7. gimcrack
  8. loud
  9. tacky
  10. tatty
  11. tawdry
  12. trashy
• based on pretense; deceptively pleasing (adjective)

  Examples

  1. meretricious praise
  2. a meretricious argument

  Synonyms

  1. gilded
  2. glossy
  3. specious
• like or relating to a prostitute (adjective)

  Examples

  1. meretricious relationships

See definition of meretricious in Merriam Webster