mercenarily

副词 adv.

英文释义

副词 adv.
  1. In a mercenary way, for selfish reason of profit or gain.
    — I accused her in set terms of giving me the heave-ho in order that she could mercenarily marry a richer man.

词形变化

more mercenarily comparative most mercenarily superlative

词源

Etymology tree
English mercenary
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English mercenarily
From mercenary + -ly.
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