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Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

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adjective

Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty

accurate knowledge

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meretricious

Part of SpeechadjectivePronunciation/ˌmɛɹəˈtɹɪʃəs/Used In Literature ↓

Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.

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. meretriciousornament meretriciousrelationship meretriciousornaments meretricioussexual meretriciousbeauty meretricious
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Poetry examples for meretricious

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