unbusinesslike

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Recent Examples of unbusinesslike But your attempt to cajole lightly was unbusinesslike. Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbusinesslike
Adjective
  • The firings at some agencies were conducted in such a haphazard and unprofessional manner, leaving Trump administration officials scrambling.
    Mordechai Gordon, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Judge Ana Reyes is well known as a wildly unprofessional judge who routinely abuses her power in the court room.
    Andrew Stanton, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • After reviewing body camera footage of the incident as part of its internal investigation, the department recommended that the officer receive a two-day suspension for the improper search allegation.
    Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Like the House bill, its text has not yet been released. DEA hearings on the rescheduling proposal have been delayed by at least three months due to appeals from pro-reform witnesses claiming improper communications between the DEA and certain opponents.
    Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • But his 2024 campaign and this undignified exit will leave a sour taste that will be hard to chase.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Not to mention that his character receives an especially undignified exit.
    Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • All that’s there is an artless effort to provoke outrage — Tony Hinchcliffe with the world’s strongest Boston accent.
    Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
  • The untenable toxicity of this artless warfare has led some researchers to rethink the ancient script—and flip it: know yourself, know your enemy.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 15 July 2024
Adjective
  • In her letter, Sassoon contended that the resulting deal calling for dismissal of the case was unseemly in two ways.
    The Editors, National Review, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The Friday dismissal motion said that the discussion over Adams’ cooperation with Trump’s immigration agenda was not unseemly but a matter of public safety.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Orange Beach has a vulgarity ordinance on the books, which was enacted about a decade ago amid concerns about vulgar or indecent T-shirts and other merchandise sold at souvenir stores.
    al, al, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Because there are more good people than indecent ones.
    Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2023

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“Unbusinesslike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbusinesslike. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.

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