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• meretricious — adjective Etymology: Latin meretricius, from meretric , meretrix prostitute, from merēre to earn more at merit Date: 1626 1. of or relating to a prostitute ; having the nature of prostitution < meretricious relationships > 2. a. tawdrily and… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• MINIMUS — seu Arnobii l. 5. voce minimissimus digitorum, et ipse ornari iam olim annulô consuevit, teste Pliniô l. 33. c. 1. Singulis primo digitis geri mos fuerat, qui sunt minimis proximi. Sic in Nume et Servii Tullii statuis videmus. Postea pollici… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

• meretricious — [ˌmɛrɪ trɪʃəs] adjective 1》 showily attractive but lacking real value. 2》 archaic characteristic of a prostitute. Derivatives meretriciously adverb meretriciousness noun Origin C17: from L. meretricius (adjective from meretrix, meretric… …   English new terms dictionary

• meretriciously — adverb in a meretricious manner the boat is meretriciously decorated • Syn: ↑flashily • Derived from adjective: ↑flashy (for: ↑flashily), ↑meretricious * * * ad …   Useful english dictionary

• meretriciousness — noun 1. an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility the speciousness of his argument • Syn: ↑speciousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑meretricious, ↑specious (for: ↑speciousness) …   Useful english dictionary