merchantly

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adjective

Befitting a merchant.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English merchant →
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Meanings

adjectivemerchantly (comparative more merchantly, superlative most merchantly)

comparative more merchantly · superlative most merchantly

  1. Befitting a merchant.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
merchantishmerchantlike

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*merks
  2. Latinmerx
  3. Latinmercor
  4. Latinmercāns
  5. Anglo-Normanmarchaunt
  6. Middle Englishmarchaunt
  7. Englishmerchant
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  9. Proto-Germanic*līką
  10. Englishmerchantly

From merchant + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

merchantly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merchantly

MLA

“merchantly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merchantly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “merchantly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merchantly.

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