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delicious [dɪˈlɪʃəs] ADJ

malicious [məˈlɪʃəs] ADJ

I . precious [ˈpreʃəs] ADJ

1. precious (of great value):

precious
precioso(-a)
precious
valioso(-a)
to be precious to sb
ter muito valor para alguém

2. precious (affected):

precious
afetado(-a)

II . precious [ˈpreʃəs] ADV inf

atrocious [əˈtroʊʃəs, Brit -ˈtrəʊ-] ADJ

ferocious [fəˈroʊʃəs, Brit -ˈrəʊ-] ADJ

precocious [prɪˈkoʊʃəs, Brit -ˈkəʊ-] ADJ

nutritious [nuːˈtrɪʃəs, Brit njuː-] ADJ

pretentious [prɪˈtentʃəs] ADJ pej

ceremonious [ˌserəˈmoʊnɪəs, Brit -ɪˈməʊ-] ADJ

unpretentious [ˌʌnprɪˈtentʃəs] ADJ

suspicious [səˈspɪʃəs] ADJ

1. suspicious (arousing suspicion):

suspicious
suspeito(-a)

2. suspicious (lacking trust):

suspicious
desconfiado(-a)
to be suspicious of sb
estar desconfiado de alguém

I . gracious [ˈgreɪʃəs] ADJ

II . gracious [ˈgreɪʃəs] INTERJ

tenacious [təˈneɪʃəs, Brit tɪˈ-] ADJ

voracious [vɔːˈreɪʃəs, Brit vəˈ-] ADJ

ungracious [ˌʌnˈgreɪʃəs] ADJ form

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If we resent being disturbed and provoked, we try to dismiss a work as meretricious and sensationalist.
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And the televised events have not been entirely meretricious.
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Place a heavy bet on the meretricious.
blogs.telegraph.co.uk
And let us not overlook the fair number of trashy, meretricious cashings-in on the case.
www.independent.co.uk
Nor advisers, consultants, urgers and meretricious players, obviously about as they are.
www.theage.com.au
When it comes to wine auctions, being the biggest is merely a meretricious claim, the proof of which is what ultimately ends up in one's glass.
www.thedrinksbusiness.com
One only has to consider the case being made for fixed terms to begin to understand how meretricious it is.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Meretricious means tawdry or offensively insincere and does not mean meritorious.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Sport, in full view, the meretricious breast.
en.wikipedia.org
And what a meretricious figure she now looks after this ill-judged programme.
www.dailymail.co.uk

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