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salesmanly

salesmanly adjective: resembling or characteristic of a salesman.

Adjective

salesmanly (comparative more salesmanly, superlative most salesmanly)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a salesman.

Forms of salesmanly

comparativemore salesmanly
superlativemost salesmanly

Origin of salesmanly

From salesman + -ly.

Questions about salesmanly

What does salesmanly mean?
Salesmanly means resembling or characteristic of a salesman.
What part of speech is salesmanly?
Salesmanly is an adjective.

Words near salesmanly in the dictionary

  1. salesladies
  2. saleslady
  3. salesman
  4. salesmanish
  5. salesmanlike
  6. salesmanly
  7. salesmanship
  8. salesmanships
  9. salesmarketer
  10. salesmarketers
  11. salesmaster

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