| 单词 | meretriciously |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmereˈtriciously mereˈtriciously adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [adverb] > with mere outward show meretriciously1755 society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [adverb] > qualities generally strongly1642 artistly1664 correctlya1704 meretriciously1755 boldly1765 chastely1815 literally1816 airily1823 stylistically1889 decadently1892 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > semblance, outward show > [adverb] colourablya1400 colourly?1550 speciously1647 plausibly1648 meretriciously1755 fairly1821 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Meretriciously. a1797 E. Burke Tracts Popery Laws in Wks. (1842) II. 439/2 And meretriciously to hunt abroad after foreign affections. 1885 G. Meredith Diana of Crossways I. iv. 79 Meretriciously spangled and daubed. 1994 Film Comment Jan.–Feb. 64/2 This is a grownup movie that..exposes the similarly themed, contemporaneous film of Alan Parker, Shoot the Moon, as meretriciously showy. < as lemmas |
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