Noah Webster
Meretricious
MERETRI'CIOUS, adjective [Latin meretricius, from meretrix, a prostitute.]
1. Pertaining to prostitutes; such as in practiced by harlots; as meretricious arts.
2. Alluring by false show; worn for disguise; having a gaudy but deceitful appearance; false; as meretricious dress or ornaments.