unbusinesslike

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Recent Examples of unbusinesslike But your attempt to cajole lightly was unbusinesslike. Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbusinesslike
Adjective
  • While aerial intercepts are intended to prevent airspace violations, such maneuvers can lead to midair collisions if executed in an unsafe or unprofessional manner.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
  • Channel 9 is the most unprofessional of all Orlando news programs.
    Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • Before then, an officer could only cite you for using your phone after you had been pulled over for another offense, such as speeding or an improper lane change.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
  • In 2023, auditors found A1’s Frederick County branch engaged in improper scheduling and monitoring.
    Glynis Kazanjian, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • People have understood how undignified the dying process can be and are seeking to implement laws that have proved highly successful in other states and countries.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
  • In her long, illustrious career, Mirren has never been so gloriously undignified.
    Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • While the naked manicure trend has been reigning supreme among celebrities, Dua Lipa has forwent the current nail artless aesthetic for something altogether more starry and summer-ready.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 May 2025
  • First adapted for the screen by Otto Preminger in 1958, the film starred David Niven and Jean Seberg, forever conflating the author in the public imagination with the artless allure — and iconic haircut — of Ms. Seberg.
    Sadie Stein, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • Beyond the unseemly legislative maneuvering, the Harmon story to our minds underscores how Springfield’s past efforts at campaign finance have failed so miserably.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
  • To a certain extent, The Darjeeling Limited is an unseemly act of spiritual tourism, no better than Eat Pray Love or countless other films about privileged white Americans turning a foreign landscape into the site of their holistic transformation.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 June 2025
Adjective
  • The juvenile in Canada was charged with indecent communications, uttering threats, public mischief and mischief over $5,000.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Cowan was arrested in August 2011 and charged with Daniel’s murder, indecent treatment and interfering with a corpse, the report states.
    Nicole Acosta, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025

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“Unbusinesslike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbusinesslike. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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