unbusinesslike

adjective

Definition of unbusinesslikenext
as in unprofessional

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbusinesslike
  1. unprofessional
  2. unmannerly
  3. improper
  4. undignified
  5. artless
  6. unseemly
  7. indecent
Adjective
  • While older generations may interpret limited eye contact, a flat expression or a pause before responding as rude, lazy or unprofessional, that might not be a younger person’s intent at all, Leahy said.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Referee Adrian Hill was suspended for one game for unprofessional conduct toward Minnesota Vikings linebacker Eric Wilson.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of unprofessional
Adjective
  • Criticizing gifts is unmannerly, and while one is not generally allowed to expect gifts, the rule can be bent in the case of romantic partners.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
Definition of unmannerly
Adjective
  • The department disagrees that the monitors did anything improper, Pels said.
    — STEVE PEOPLES, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Immigration lawyers say a nearly 10-month improper detention would be rare but not unprecedented.
    — Ryan J. Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of improper
Adjective
  • But in this drama, Mozart dies in the most undignified way, but his reputation and artistic accomplishments endure.
    — Doni Wilson, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Besides being undignified, such honesty does not save one from the rude and insensitive.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of undignified
Adjective
  • That suits the artless, unfiltered way Yo describes her life, spending a fair amount of time recollecting her own childhood.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Feb. 2026
  • By contrast, Erika is a vamp, a woman whose wardrobe encompasses high fashion and BDSM — maybe this is what makes Erika choose him to be her assistant, just as her icy, dominatrix cool appeals to the refreshingly artless Elliot.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of artless
Adjective
  • It was also realized that having festive crowds enjoying the sight of a someone being killed was unseemly, exposing the base instincts that lie within us.
    — Dr. Michael Good, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Recently, our president engaged in yet another of his unseemly acts, which quickly passed like so many other indecencies once fresh provocations arrived.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of unseemly
Adjective
  • Officers charged 36-year-old Quinto Owens with two counts of felony indecent liberties against a student by a school administrator.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026
  • He has been charged with murder, two counts of indecent behavior involving a minor, and concealing a corpse.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of indecent
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