Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - meretricious
Meretricious
meretricious
adj. 1 (of decorations, literary style, etc.) showily but falsely attractive. 2 of or befitting a prostitute. Derivatives meretriciously adv. meretriciousness n. Etymology: L meretricius f. meretrix -tricis prostitute f. mereri be hired MERGANSER n. any of various diving fish-eating northern ducks of the genus Mergus, with a long narrow serrated hooked bill. Also called SAWBILL. Etymology: mod.L f. L mergus diver f. mergere dive + anser goose
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adjective see: merit Date: 1626 of or relating to a prostitute ; having the nature of prostitution , 2. tawdrily and falsely attractive , superficially significant ; pretentious , see: gaudy ~ly adverb ~ness noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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