mercenarilyadv.

Brit.

/ˈməːsᵻn(ə)rᵻli/,

/ˈməːsn̩(ə)rᵻli/,

/ˌməːsᵻˈnɛrᵻli/, U.S.

/ˌmərsəˈnɛrəli/,

/ˌmərsnˈɛrəli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mercenary adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < mercenary adj. + -ly suffix². Compare Middle French, French mercenairement (1575 in Middle French; now rare).

In a mercenary manner.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [adverb] > in a mercenary manner

mercenarily1612

mercenariously1659

society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [adverb] > influenced by desire for wealth

mercenarily1612

mercenariously1659

1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus ii. 13 But doe the godly worke mercenarily?

1671 R. Head & F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue III. vi. 98 I would never have condescended so low, as to..mercenarily expose the Infant to the disposal of a meer stranger.

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 145. ⁋6 We are..obliged by the mercenary Humour of the Men to be as Mercenarily inclined as they are.

1788 R. Burns Let. 3 Mar. (2001) I. 250 To enter to the full rent would throw me under a disheartening load of debt.—Not, Sir, that I would mercenarily cheapen your goodness.

1889 Harper's Mag. Nov. 963/1 Señor Valdés..has some words of just censure for the French naturalists, whom he finds unnecessarily, and suspects of being sometimes even mercenarily, nasty.

1909 G. B. Shaw Let. 22 Feb. (1972) II. 834 The thing can't be done cynically or mercenarily.

1963 ELH 30 276 Wemmick is, again, a fine instance of two divorced beings: hard, skeptical, and mercenarily unbending in the city; soft, trusting, and humanely pliable in the country.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mercenarily
释义	mercenarilyadv. Brit. /ˈməːsᵻn(ə)rᵻli/, /ˈməːsn̩(ə)rᵻli/, /ˌməːsᵻˈnɛrᵻli/, U.S. /ˌmərsəˈnɛrəli/, /ˌmərsnˈɛrəli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mercenary adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < mercenary adj. + -ly suffix². Compare Middle French, French mercenairement (1575 in Middle French; now rare). In a mercenary manner. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [adverb] > in a mercenary manner mercenarily1612 mercenariously1659 society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [adverb] > influenced by desire for wealth mercenarily1612 mercenariously1659 1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus ii. 13 But doe the godly worke mercenarily? 1671 R. Head & F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue III. vi. 98 I would never have condescended so low, as to..mercenarily expose the Infant to the disposal of a meer stranger. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 145. ⁋6 We are..obliged by the mercenary Humour of the Men to be as Mercenarily inclined as they are. 1788 R. Burns Let. 3 Mar. (2001) I. 250 To enter to the full rent would throw me under a disheartening load of debt.—Not, Sir, that I would mercenarily cheapen your goodness. 1889 Harper's Mag. Nov. 963/1 Señor Valdés..has some words of just censure for the French naturalists, whom he finds unnecessarily, and suspects of being sometimes even mercenarily, nasty. 1909 G. B. Shaw Let. 22 Feb. (1972) II. 834 The thing can't be done cynically or mercenarily. 1963 ELH 30 276 Wemmick is, again, a fine instance of two divorced beings: hard, skeptical, and mercenarily unbending in the city; soft, trusting, and humanely pliable in the country. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1612
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