Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

businessmanlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: busi-ness-man-like
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a businessman.

Example Sentences

"Under the businessmanlike exterior, however, beat a heart just as dashing as that of a movie star."
"A materialistic, businessmanlike attitude toward the creation of manuscripts or even a maternalistic concern for the fate of his books past the publication phase are conspicuously absent from the diary records."
"The opening Memo (an appropriately businessmanlike touch) is followed by sections labelled according to the day, like an appointments-diary..."

Etymology

From businessman + -like.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: businessman

Inflected Forms

more businessmanlike (comparative) most businessmanlike (superlative)

Questions

What does businessmanlike mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a businessman.
Where does businessmanlike come from?: From businessman + -like.

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