"salesy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more salesy [comparative], most salesy [superlative]
Etymology: From sales + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|sales|-y|id2=adjectival}} sales + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} salesy (comparative more salesy, superlative most salesy)
  1. (colloquial) Characteristic of the language or techniques used to sell goods and services; especially, resembling a hard sell; pushy. Tags: colloquial

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