mĕrē̆trīcĭus, a, um, adj. [meretrix], of or pertaining to harlots or prostitutes, meretricious.
I Adj. (class.): meretricia ornamenta, Plaut. Truc. 2, 2, 63: quaestus, Cic. Phil. 2, 18, 44: disciplina, id. Verr. 2, 3, 3, § 6: domus, a courtesan's house , Ter. Eun. 988: amores, Cic. Cael. 20, 48.—
II Subst.: mĕrē̆trīcĭum , ii, n.
1 The art of a courtesan : inmutari blandimentis, hortamentis, ceteris meretriciis, Plaut. Truc. 2, 2, 63.—
2 The trade of a harlot : meretricium facere, Suet. Calig. 40.—Hence, adv.: mĕrē̆trīcĭē , after the manner of harlots, meretriciously (ante-class.): digne ornata, haud meretricie, Plaut. Mil. 3, 2, 58.