meretricious

/mˌɛɹɪtɹˈɪʃəs/

meretricious

like or relating to a prostitute

based on pretense; deceptively pleasing

synonyms : gilded

tastelessly showy

synonyms : brassy

Examples

1. What's meretricious, Dad?

2. I meant it with a bit of irony because I don't think-- the one thing I think-- my way of thinking that Paul isn't, is meretricious.

3. Virginia, your prose can be a touch glib, or rather meretricious.

4. Nor if you think that something is meritorious should you call it meretricious.