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businesslike

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busi·ness·like  (bzns-lk)
adj.
1. Showing or having characteristics advantageous to or of use in business; methodical and systematic.
2. Purposeful; earnest.
3. Practical; unemotional: The couple maintained a businesslike attitude toward their divorce.
businesslike
Adjective
efficient and methodical
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.businesslike - exhibiting methodical and systematic characteristics that would be useful in business
efficient - being effective without wasting time or effort or expense; "an efficient production manager"; "efficient engines save gas"
2.businesslike - not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal
earnest
purposeful - serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal
businesslike
adjective efficient, professional, practical, regular, correct, organized, routine, thorough, systematic, orderly, matter-of-fact, methodical, well-ordered, workaday << OPPOSITE inefficient
Translations
businesslike [ˈbɪznɪslaɪk] adj [company] → serio; [person] → eficiente
businesslike [ˈbɪznɪslaɪk] business adj → sérieux/euse, efficace
businesslike [ˈbɪznɪslaɪk] adj → geschäftsmäßig
businesslike [ˈbɪznɪslaɪk] adj → serio/a; efficiente


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And when he killed for revenge, or in self-defense, he did that also without hysteria, for it was a very businesslike proceeding which admitted of no levity.
Tarzan of the Apes by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
At that moment, with noiseless footsteps and with the businesslike, preoccupied, yet meekly Christian look which never left her face, Anna Mikhaylovna entered the hall.
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He--with his temperament as I know it--he has become careful and businesslike, a first-rate manager, he positively reckons every penny in his management of the land.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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