Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salesy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: salesy
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of the language or techniques used to sell goods and services; especially, resembling a hard sell; pushy.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"In my research I saw this old, tired, salesy technique in a book (which by the way had a sticker on it that read, “Rated #1 best business book in America today—Success Today", whoever they are), and the next day I heard it from a salesperson […]"
"Don't irritate with grossly irrelevant or overly salesy messages."

Etymology

From sales + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sales

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

more salesy (comparative) most salesy (superlative)

Questions

What does salesy mean?: Characteristic of the language or techniques used to sell goods and services; especially, resembling a hard sell; pushy.
Where does salesy come from?: From sales + -y.

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