adjective

mĕrē^trīcĭus

fem. mĕrē^trīcia · neut. mĕrē^trīcium

pertaining to harlots; prostitutes, meretricious

of or pertaining to harlots or prostitutes, meretricious.

Adj. (class.): meretricia ornamenta, Plaut. Truc. 2, 2, 63: quaestus, Cic.… ••

Adj. (class.): meretricia ornamenta, Plaut. Truc. 2, 2, 63: quaestus, Cic. Phil. 2, 18, 44: disciplina, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 3, § 6: domus, a courtesan's house, Ter. Eun. 5, 5, 18: amores, Cic. Cael. 20, 48.—

Subst.: mĕrē^trīcĭum, ii, n.

Subst.: mĕrē^trīcĭum, ii, n.

The art of a courtesan •

The art of a courtesan: inmutari blandimentis, hortamentis, ceteris meretriciis, Plaut. Truc. 2, 2, 63.—

The trade of a harlot; after the manner of harlots, meretriciously •

The trade of a harlot: meretricium facere, Suet. Calig. 40.—Hence, adv.: mĕrē^trīcĭē, after the manner of harlots, meretriciously (ante-class.): digne ornata, haud meretricie, Plaut. Mil. 3, 2, 58.

Perseus ID: n28790 Key: meretricius