disreputable or sordid in a rakish or appealing way
(adjective) of or indicative of a peevish ill-natured disposition, sickeningly unpleasant
(adjective) extremely loud
A stentorian, Faulkner-like voice within him
i thought it meant moralising
A stentorian, Faulkner-like voice within him
i thought it meant moralising
(adjective) of or relating to a prostitute; having the nature of prostitution / (adjective) tawdrily and falsely attractive / (adjective) superficially significant; pretentious
her multisyllabic mewing sounds were stagy, meretricious
i thought it meant fake/lying. close enough
her multisyllabic mewing sounds were stagy, meretricious
i thought it meant fake/lying. close enough