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 barbed posts divided fans as some found the posts to be hilarious and others labeled them generally unprofessional and uncalled for.
    Moná Thomas, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • This Resolution of Inquiry will allow Congress to review all the protocol breaches in order to put a stop to the slipshod and unprofessional handling of our national security and force protection responsibilities.
    Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Instances of fraud and other types of improper payments at SSA—particularly in the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance program—are modest compared with other federal agencies, per a Government Accountability Office report.
    Doug Criscitello, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The Pakistani-Indian restaurant was issued a yellow placard for storing spoiled food and keeping food in improper containers.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Still, this is an undignified end to the San Francisco career of a truly great player.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
  • 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
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
  • Now, the mayor and aldermen face unseemly optics: privately agreeing to pressure vendors — many of whom already operate on slim profit margins — while failing to disclose that this was a key budget-balancing strategy to avoid raising property taxes.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
  • An unseemly blackmail incident and a pressing need for cash mean, however, the siblings get entangled in the city’s murky underworld, setting up a series that is equal parts drama and comedy.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The juvenile in Canada was charged with indecent communications, uttering threats, public mischief and mischief over $5,000.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Cowan was arrested in August 2011 and charged with Daniel’s murder, indecent treatment and interfering with a corpse, the report states.
    Nicole Acosta, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025

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“Unbusinesslike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbusinesslike. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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