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salesy en · ADJ

Etymology

From sales + -y.

Meanings

  1. (colloquial) Characteristic of the language or techniques used to sell goods and services; especially, resembling a hard sell; pushy.
    • 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 […] 1998, Art Sobczak, How to Sell More, in Less Time, with No Rejection:
    • Don't irritate with grossly irrelevant or overly salesy messages. 2011, R. Scott Corbett, How to Make Money with Email Marketing:

Forms

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most salesy Degree=Sup lexicographic
more salesy Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Translations (3)

es vendiente (Translations) · es muy vendedor (Translations) · es vendedor (Translations)