Meretricious
Meretricious adjective - Tastelessly showy.
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Schlock and meretricious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Schlock" instead an adjective "Meretricious".
Schlock
Schlock adjective - Of low quality.
Usage example: a tourist trap selling schlock souvenirs
Meretricious and schlock are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Meretricious" instead an adjective "Schlock".
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Related pairs
- showy and meretricious
- showy and schlock
- bum and meretricious
- bum and schlock
- coarse and meretricious
- coarse and schlock
- flashy and meretricious
- flashy and schlock
- ostentatious and meretricious
- ostentatious and schlock
- gaudy and meretricious
- gaudy and schlock
- tawdry and meretricious
- tawdry and schlock
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