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meretricious vs loud

loud vs meretricious

meretricious and loud both are adjectives.

meretricious is not an adverb while loud is an adverb.

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

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