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busi⋅ness⋅like

  [biz-nis-lahyk]
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–adjective
1. conforming to, attending to, or characteristic of business.
2. efficient, practical, or realistic.
3. capable but unenthusiastic.
Origin:
1785–95; business + -like
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busi·ness·like   (bĭz'nĭs-līk')   
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.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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