businesslike
adjective
busi·ness·like
ˈbiz-nəs-ˌlīk 
-nəz-
1
: exhibiting qualities believed to be advantageous in business
2
Examples of businesslike in a Sentence
His businesslike approach to the dispute was very helpful.
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As the subject of Materialists, Lucy’s coolness evolves from a businesslike need to maintain control over a situation.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
And how would the famously gruff and businesslike Belichick work with nineteen-year-olds?
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
Their suits and intense businesslike energy sliced through the air.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 9 July 2025
The five two-tone color options—the boring, businesslike black and gray, plus purple-and-gray lavender, pink-and-baby-blue bubblegum, and the green sage options—are the most fun thing about it, and the lavender and bubblegum colors are particularly eye-catching.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
And how would the famously gruff and businesslike Belichick work with nineteen-year-olds?
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
Their suits and intense businesslike energy sliced through the air.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 9 July 2025
The five two-tone color options—the boring, businesslike black and gray, plus purple-and-gray lavender, pink-and-baby-blue bubblegum, and the green sage options—are the most fun thing about it, and the lavender and bubblegum colors are particularly eye-catching.
—ArsTechnica, 18 June 2025
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“Businesslike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/businesslike. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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businesslike
adjective
busi·ness·like
ˈbiz-nə-ˌslīk
-nəz-ˌlīk
: having or showing qualities desirable in business
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