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businesslike

adj

Etymology

From business + -like.

  1. inherited from bisiġnes — “business, busyness”
  2. inherited from busines
  3. formed as businesslike — “business + -like”

Definitions

  1. Methodical and efficient, in a way that would be advantageous to a business or…

    Methodical and efficient, in a way that would be advantageous to a business or businessperson.

    • The gunners stood by the guns waiting, and the ammunition waggons were at a business-like distance.
    • Further along, the road passes a low E-shape of red-brick estate buildings, obviously modern, yet all of a piece with this sensible, attractive and businesslike village.

  2. Earnest and practical without being distracted or enthusiastic.

    • Then, with a businesslike rigor, he grasped the outstretched palm of Casey DeSantis, Florida’s first lady.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA