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Recent Examples of unbusinesslike
But your attempt to cajole lightly was unbusinesslike.
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2017
Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbusinesslike
Adjective
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His legacy with the Heat is blown apart, beyond repair without at least unexpected contrition from him that his behavior has been stunningly unprofessional and a flat betrayal of the team paying him $48,798,677 this season.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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It would have been interpreted as unprofessional or amateurish compared to, say, Jordan Peele, who by then was doing his version of the president on Key & Peele.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Lawyers for Harry, 40, the younger son of King Charles III, will set out to show that the News Group executives concealed and sought to destroy evidence of hacking and other improper practices.—
Mark Landler,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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According to the Electrical Safety Foundation International, over 65,000 home fires are the result of improper heating equipment usage in the United States.—
Graeme Taskerud,
The Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Lopetegui’s undignified sacking 🆙 Kinsky & Bergvall boost Spurs 🇪🇸 Barca’s Dani Olmo loophole ⚽ New balls, please?—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, men, particularly those of high social standing, did not face repercussions for exhibiting undignified behavior.—
Kyndall Cunningham,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
Adjective
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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
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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
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Down the stretch last night, Buffalo did just enough, leaning on the run while benefitting from some unseemly Ravens mistakes.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Her personality has been cleansed of the too-obvious psychological tics (alcoholism, narcissism, delusion) used to explain her unseemly propositions.—
Amanda Hess,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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.—
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al,
20 Jan. 2023
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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 30 Jan. 2025.
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