mercenarily

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adverb

In a mercenary way, for selfish reason of profit or gain.

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Meanings

adverbmercenarily (comparative more mercenarily, superlative most mercenarily)

comparative more mercenarily · superlative most mercenarily

  1. In a mercenary way, for selfish reason of profit or gain.

    I accused her in set terms of giving me the heave-ho in order that she could mercenarily marry a richer man.

    1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter X

Origin

From mercenary + -ly.

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APA

mercenarily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mercenarily

MLA

“mercenarily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mercenarily. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mercenarily,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mercenarily.

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