"sellingly" meaning in All languages combined

See sellingly on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

Forms: more sellingly [comparative], most sellingly [superlative]
Etymology: selling + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|selling|ly}} selling + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} sellingly (comparative more sellingly, superlative most sellingly)
  1. (dated) So as to sell something; with success in sales. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-sellingly-en-adv-aEqlVEhX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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