meretricious
Cross references: 1. gaudy mer.e.tri.cious \.mer-*-'trish-*s\ aj [L meretricius, fr. meretric-, meretrix prostitute, fr. me]re-re to earn - more at MERIT 1: of or relating to a prostitute 2a: tawdrily attractive {~ glamour} 2b: based on pretense or insincerity : SPECIOUS {~ argumen t} - mer.e.tri.cious.ly av