adjective
(of a poem, especially an Ancient Greek lyric) meant to be sung.
[Stefan Lorenzutti, in conversation]
Lexicon
n.
- the belief that the world can be made better by human effort
[Nicholson Baker — The Mezzanine]
adj. (literary)
(especially of a gas or vapor) foul-smelling; noxious. “the cloud of mephitic vapors lingered above our heads”
adj.
- Of or pertaining to prostitutes; wanton; libidinous.
- Alluring by false attractions; having a gaudy but deceitful appearance; tawdry; showy: as, meretricious dress or ornaments.
[The Waves — Virginia Woolf]