mercantilely en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɝ.kənˌtaɪ(l).li/ (US)
- /-ˌtil.(l)i/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *merks Latin merx Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -or Latin mercor Latin mercantem Italian mercante Latin -īlemder. Italian -ile Italian mercantilebor. French mercantilebor. English mercantile Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English mercantilely From mercantile + -ly.
Meanings
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In a mercantile manner or context.
We have just past the last alternation of depression, and fair winds of prosperity (mercantilely speaking) are again beginning to swell the sails of commerce — all will again be activity and hope, and the golden harvest in perspective will obliterate the pain of the losses and punishment which have lately past; […]
1838, “Prospective Changes in Mechanics”, in The British and Foreign Review: Or, European Quarterly Journal:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more mercantilely | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most mercantilely | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
ru мерканти́льно (in a mercantile manner or context) · pl merkantylnie (in a mercantile manner or context)