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
  • Other patients reported their therapists acted disinterested or unprofessional, a finding Jo said could be tied to the relatively low pay therapists earn on some apps.
    Phillip Reese, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
  • Some urge people to steer clear because it can be viewed as unprofessional and lead to conflicts of interest.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Trump, who has painted past legal cases against him as an improper political use of law enforcement, has in a number of instances called for probes of his foes.
    Sarah N. Lynch, USA Today, 22 May 2025
  • The report alleges a range of major violations plaguing St. Hope Public Schools — including conflicts of interests among its top officers, improper use of public funding, deficient accounting processes and the employment of a largely unqualified teaching staff.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
Adjective
  • Still, this is an undignified end to the San Francisco career of a truly great player.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
  • But his 2024 campaign and this undignified exit will leave a sour taste that will be hard to chase.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • All that’s there is an artless effort to provoke outrage — Tony Hinchcliffe with the world’s strongest Boston accent.
    Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • The prohibition has been in force for decades, prompted by the unseemly practice of the legislature going into recess for a few hours during its busiest time, the spring, to allow legislative leaders of both parties to hold fundraising events crowded with lobbyists and their clients.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2025
  • For not the first time, Chicago taxpayers will look to neophyte school board members to show courage in the face of unseemly power politics.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 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 28 May. 2025.

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