meretricious
(en)
(adjective) of or relating to a prostitute; having the nature of prostitution / (adjective) tawdrily and falsely attractive / (adjective) superficially significant; pretentious
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bees stung with desire by the meretricious scent of female bees
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bees stung with desire by the meretricious scent of female bees
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lugubrious
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(adjective) mournful / (adjective) exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful / (adjective) dismal
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a lugubrious President announcing China’s most favoured nation status
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a lugubrious President announcing China’s most favoured nation status
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limn
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(verb) depict or describe in painting or words; suffuse or highlight (something) with a bright color or light
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Reflection limning reflection in the mirrored walls of the bedroom
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Reflection limning reflection in the mirrored walls of the bedroom
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Procrustean
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(adjective) of, relating to, or typical of Procrustes (a smith from Greek mythology) / (adjective) marked by arbitrary often ruthless disregard of individual differences or special circumstances / (noun) a scheme or pattern into which someone or something is arbitrarily forced
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In tying the case at bar to the Procrustean bed of Murray as refined by further pruning at the hands of this court
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In tying the case at bar to the Procrustean bed of Murray as refined by further pruning at the hands of this court
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