How to use "meretricious" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "meretricious" in interesting articles

• Prostitution is technically illegal in Las Vegas, but not the meretricious comfort of an “escort,” a service abetted by a legion of Latin Americans, men and women alike, wearing oversized t-shirts that make them walking billboards for GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS, HOT SEXY GIRLS, or, for the impatient, GIRLS DIRECT TO YOU 10 MINUTES.  - Meeting Ayn Rand on the Las Vegas Strip

Meaning of "meretricious" in English

• based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
  Examples
  - meretricious praise
  - a meretricious argument
  
• tastelessly showy
  Examples
  - a flashy ring
  - garish colors
  - a gaudy costume
  - loud sport shirts
  - a meretricious yet stylish book
  - tawdry ornaments
  
• like or relating to a prostitute

Meaning of "meretricious" in Hindi

• बनावटी शोभा युक्त ( Banavati shobha yukt, banaavatee shobhaa yukt, banawati shobha yukt)
• भड़कीला ( Bhadakila, bhadakeelaa)

Synonyms of "meretricious"

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

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