| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In a mercenary manner.[Websters]
2. In a venal or venous manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In a selfish, self-seeking, egoistical or egoistic manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a covetous or lustful manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In an avaricious, voracious or vulturine manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In a corrupt or babylonian manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In a gainful or moneymaking manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In a rapacious or predacious manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Rarely used adverbial inflection of the adjective mercenary.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (mercenary) | 1. Marked by materialism.[Wordnet]. 2. Serving for wages in a foreign army; "mercenary killers".[Wordnet]. 3. Profit oriented; "a mercenary enterprise".[Wordnet]. 4. Used of soldiers hired by a foreign army.[Wordnet]. 5. Acting for reward; serving for pay; paid; hired; hireling; venal; as, mercenary soldiers.[Websters]. 6. Hence: Moved by considerations of pay or profit; greedy of gain; sordid; selfish.[Websters]. 7. Being venal, corrupt, purchasable, corruptible or bribable.[Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Being greedy, covetous, avaricious, usurious or grasping.[Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Being materialistic or worldly.[Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Adjective base of the adverb mercenarily.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "MERCENARILY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: MERCENARILY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adverb] In a mercenary manner.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Adverb] In a mercenary way, for selfish reason of profit or gain. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: mercenary
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Mercenary (album) | Mercenary is a Bolt Thrower album. It is recorded at Chapel Studios, Lincoln, England, December 1997 to January 1998. The album is produced by Bolt Thrower and Ewan Davis. It is released on Metal Blade Records in 1998: 3984-14147-2. (references) | ||
| Mercenary (band) | Mercenary is a six-piece metal band from Denmark that combines both power metal and death metal genres. The band was formed in 1991. (references) | ||
| Mercenary (computer game) | Mercenary is the first in a series of computer games, published on a number of 8-bit and 16-bit platforms from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s, by Novagen Software Ltd. The games were notable for their smooth polygonal graphics, vast environments, and open-ended gameplay style; there were several ways to complete each game. (references) | ||
| Mercenary War | The Mercenary War was a uprising of mercenaries in the employ of Carthage in the 3rd century BC. (references) | ||
| Schlock Mercenary | Schlock Mercenary is a webcomic by Howard Tayler. It follows the adventures of a mercenary company aboard a starship in a 31st-century space opera setting. Despite the narrative following a band of military freelancers, it's mostly family-friendly entertainment. (references) | ||
| Schlock Mercenary characters | This article is about the characters from Schlock Mercenary, a hard sci fi webcomic. (references) | ||
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