Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: businesslike
IPA transcription: [b'ɪznɪsl,aɪk]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: businesslike
    Meaning: exhibiting methodical and systematic characteristics that would be useful in business
Usage examples
  • Annesley thought it, by contrast, almost businesslike.
  • They seem to mean business." But in spite of that businesslike aspect, he determined to try his favorite tactics.
  • He caught himself drawing almost away from the facts of typographical unions and office rules and reporters' enterprise and all the cold, businesslike methods that make a great daily successful.