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Recent Examples of unbusinesslike
But your attempt to cajole lightly was unbusinesslike.
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2017
Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbusinesslike
Adjective
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Production assistants told Albuquerque police that Busfield was sometimes touchy or unprofessional.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Jordan declared a mistrial later in the proceedings after one of the defense attorneys described his unprofessional tone in court.—
Camila Gomez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Last month the Maryland Senate passed the PACE Act — Senate Bill 475 — which would establish guardrails to prevent the improper use of art as evidence in criminal trials.—
Ivan J. Bates,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
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Words with letters dropped off the end or entire phrases strung together to form new words were seen as improper speech of the uneducated and poor.—
Moriah Humiston,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The man who has played an oversized role in pushing a president who campaigned against costly foreign wars and chaotic regime changes to do both was brought back down to an undignified size.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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In pop culture, the representation of gay men has largely been limited to a narrow list of tragic themes and undignified caricatures, Duquette said.—
Ian Kerner 19 hr ago,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That suits the artless, unfiltered way Yo describes her life, spending a fair amount of time recollecting her own childhood.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Feb. 2026
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By contrast, Erika is a vamp, a woman whose wardrobe encompasses high fashion and BDSM — maybe this is what makes Erika choose him to be her assistant, just as her icy, dominatrix cool appeals to the refreshingly artless Elliot.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Even in the sometimes squalid world of reality TV, the Bachelor franchise seems more prone to unseemly revelations about the people involved in it than just about any other show.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Mar. 2026
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While Miami’s undefeated run through the regular season captured the biggest on-the-court headlines, there were, as always, plenty of off-the-court machinations – some understandable, some unseemly, some par for the course.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The use of obscene or indecent clothing or signs will result in expulsion.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Morris pleaded guilty last year to five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child as part of a plea agreement.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Unbusinesslike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbusinesslike. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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