Definitions

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  • adjective informal Businesslike, or related to business.

Etymologies

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business +‎ -y

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Examples

  • I do not like to have dress "businessy" at all in the summer!

    Ooh! Sneakers! - A Dress A Day 2008

  • Radio class was fun, but I didn't learn much in that class aside from some of the "businessy" stuff.

    My Holiday Letter to the World phoenixhavok 2006

  • His life has been very "businessy" lately, he said; that is why.

    Sandy the Dandy 1999

  • On a business-focused platform, use a good-quality image of yourself looking 'businessy'; on Facebook, it's acceptable to include holiday snaps and pictures of your cat.

    Blah, Blah! Technology 2010

  • On a business-focused platform, use a good-quality image of yourself looking 'businessy'; on Facebook, it's acceptable to include holiday snaps and pictures of your cat.

    Blah, Blah! Technology 2010

  • On a business-focused platform, use a good-quality image of yourself looking 'businessy'; on Facebook, it's acceptable to include holiday snaps and pictures of your cat.

    British Blogs 2010

  • On a business-focused platform, use a good-quality image of yourself looking 'businessy'; on Facebook, it's acceptable to include holiday snaps and pictures of your cat.

    British Blogs 2010

  • Nobody wants to read "businessy" news on a Friday afternoon on CrunchGear, so let's keep this one short: Nintendo only had an okay year last year; this year, it expects sales to be flat.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets 2009

  • Nobody wants to read "businessy" news on a Friday afternoon on CrunchGear, so let's keep this one short: Nintendo only had an okay year last year; this year, it expects sales to be flat.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets 2009

  • I have been more businessy and/or introspective lately than I had intended.

    I offer you punk rock babies to solidify my vow | Johnny B. Truant 2009

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