Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sellingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sell-ing-ly
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

So as to sell something; with success in sales.

Dated

Example Sentences

""Earnestly yours," "Expectantly yours," "Yours for the fifteenth," "Yours sellingly," and other complimentary closings like these have been used with good results."
"Windows which display appliances attractively and "sellingly" pay for themselves immediately ; and the best part of their use is that they keep on paying for themselves by earning increased revenue."
"Perhaps a quotation of the opening page will further emphasize our point that the drabbest subject can be handled dramatically, vividly and sellingly, when care is given to the right "keying.""

Etymology

From selling + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: selling

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

more sellingly (comparative) most sellingly (superlative)

Questions

What does sellingly mean?: So as to sell something; with success in sales.
Where does sellingly come from?: From selling + -ly.

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