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Meretricious Quality Crossword Clue

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noun

• tasteless showiness

42%5 Tawdry or meretricious
adjective satellite

• marked by ostentation but often tasteless

• displaying brilliance and virtuosity

• (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display

• superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense

42%8Meretricious or showy but lacking substance
noun

• nonsensical talk or writing

• ornamental objects of no great value

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New York Times23 Dec 1983 Down 12
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