meretricious

Meanings

• like or relating to a prostitute
  • "meretricious relationships"
• tastelessly showy
  • "a meretricious yet stylish book"
• based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
  • "meretricious praise"
  • "a meretricious argument"

Synonyms

brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gilded, gimcrack, loud, specious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy