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Businesslike

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Methodical and efficient, in a way that would be advantageous to a business or businessperson.

    "The gunners stood by the guns waiting, and the ammunition waggons were at a business-like distance."

  2. 2
    Earnest and practical without being distracted or enthusiastic.

    "Then, with a businesslike rigor, he grasped the outstretched palm of Casey DeSantis, Florida’s first lady."

Adjective
  1. 1
    exhibiting methodical and systematic characteristics that would be useful in business wordnet
  2. 2
    not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal wordnet

Etymology

From business + -like.

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