enterprisey

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or resembling the sort of software that would be developed for a large commercial enterprise.

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Meanings

adjectiveenterprisey (comparative more enterprisey, superlative most enterprisey)

comparative more enterprisey · superlative most enterprisey

  1. derogatoryoftenslangcomputingOf, pertaining to, or resembling the sort of software that would be developed for a large commercial enterprise.

    Because of its built-in support for many advanced features, TorqueBox is often distinguished as enterprise-grade software. But it does this without many of the drawbacks programmers often associate with “enterprisey” things.

    2016, Joe Kutner, Deploying with JRuby 9k: Deliver Scalable Web Apps Using the JVM, Pragmatic Bookshelf, →ISBN

Origin

From enterprise + -y.

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APA

enterprisey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enterprisey

MLA

“enterprisey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enterprisey. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enterprisey,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enterprisey.

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