salesmanish

Definitions

Like a salesman; salesmanly.

Examples

“Peter spoke lower still though there was no one in sight except an inconspicuous salesmanish-looking passenger doing his constitutional round the deck.”

“How do you do, sir? (very hearty, "salesmanish" approach⟳)”

“Not through charm (though his arsenal included a salesmanish version of that) and not through its antithesis, coercion (though browbeating was an old specialty of his), but through a counterbalanced combination of the two that called to mind⟳ an expert dog trainer, with the sit⟳ and stay⟳ commands swapped for shut⟳ up and pay⟳.”

“Minutes later, he realized that it looked too formal, and too salesmanish.”

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