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“meretricious” in Latin
meretrīciusmeretricious: Of or related to prostitutes and prostitution.impudīcusshameless, impudent; unchaste, impure, immodest, immoral, lewdlibīdinōsuslibidinous, licentious, lecherous; passionate; yearning for somethingillecebrōsusenticing, attractive
The English word meretricious itself goes back to Latin mereō, through meretrīcius.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
meretricious
PROP., meretricius; impudicus; libidinosus. Figuratively, *quo aliquis facile decipi possit: illecebrosus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for meretricious?
- The usual Latin words for “meretricious” are meretrīcius, impudīcus, libīdinōsus; also illecebrōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.