m 3 e 1 r 1 e 1 t 1 r 1 i 1 c 3 i 1 o 1 u 1 s 1
12 letters · 16 points in Scrabble
Meaning
adjective like or relating to a prostitute
adjective tastelessly showy
adjective based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
originFrom Latin meretrīcius, from meretrīx (“harlot, prostitute”), from mereō (“earn, deserve, merit”) (English merit) + -trīx (“(female agent)”) (English -trix).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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