mercenarily

Etymology

mercenary + -ly

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. 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter X

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