Definition of Meretricious

Adjective: meretricious ,me-ri'tri-shus

Tastelessly showy
"a meretricious yet stylish book";
- brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy
Based on pretence; deceptively pleasing
"meretricious praise"; "a meretricious argument";
- gilded, specious
[archaic] Like or relating to a prostitute
"meretricious relationships"