businesslikely

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adverb

In a businesslike way.

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Meanings

adverbbusinesslikely (comparative more businesslikely, superlative most businesslikely)

comparative more businesslikely · superlative most businesslikely

  1. rareIn a businesslike way.

    Saumarez was silent for good or bad, and as business-likely attentive as he could be, having due regard to his work and his polo.

    1888, Rudyard Kipling, False Dawn

Origin

From businesslike + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

businesslikely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/businesslikely

MLA

“businesslikely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/businesslikely. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “businesslikely,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/businesslikely.

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