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loud vs meretricious

meretricious vs loud

loud and meretricious both are adjectives.

loud is an adverb but meretricious is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
loud No Yes No Yes
meretricious No Yes No No
As adjectives, loud and meretricious are synonyms defined as:
  • loud and meretricious: tastelessly showy
Other synonyms of loud include brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy.
loud (adjective) meretricious (adjective)
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity like or relating to a prostitute
(used chiefly as a direction or description in music) indicating that said piece or segment should be played loudly based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
tastelessly showy tastelessly showy
loud (adverb) meretricious (adverb)
with relatively high volume
Difference between loud and meretricious

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