businessyadj.

Brit.

/ˈbɪznᵻsi/, U.S.

/ˈbɪznᵻsi/,

/ˈbɪznᵻzi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: business n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < business n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier businesslike adj.

Characteristic of or relating to business; businesslike.

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1857 T. Hodgkin Let. 7 June in L. Creighton Life & Lett. T. Hodgkin (1917) iv. 51 I have written a more businessy letter than I meant to do.

1899 Photogr. Times Nov. 523/1 Top's a good fellow though, if he is so beastly businessy.

1917 B. C. Forbes Men who are making Amer. 316 That sounds businessy, quite cold-hearted, doesn't it?

1967 Times 24 Oct. 24/2 G.E.C.'s Arnold Weinstock epitomises the entrepreneurial, businessy kind of approach which cuts right across the attitudes of the managerial type of company structure.

1995 A. Tyler Ladder of Years xvii. 243 Delia tried to think what Driscoll's father did, but she couldn't remember. Something businessy.

2007 Time Out N.Y. 3 May 12/1 I want something a little businessy to update my look.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	businessy
释义	businessyadj. Brit. /ˈbɪznᵻsi/, U.S. /ˈbɪznᵻsi/, /ˈbɪznᵻzi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: business n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < business n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier businesslike adj. Characteristic of or relating to business; businesslike. ΚΠ 1857 T. Hodgkin Let. 7 June in L. Creighton Life & Lett. T. Hodgkin (1917) iv. 51 I have written a more businessy letter than I meant to do. 1899 Photogr. Times Nov. 523/1 Top's a good fellow though, if he is so beastly businessy. 1917 B. C. Forbes Men who are making Amer. 316 That sounds businessy, quite cold-hearted, doesn't it? 1967 Times 24 Oct. 24/2 G.E.C.'s Arnold Weinstock epitomises the entrepreneurial, businessy kind of approach which cuts right across the attitudes of the managerial type of company structure. 1995 A. Tyler Ladder of Years xvii. 243 Delia tried to think what Driscoll's father did, but she couldn't remember. Something businessy. 2007 Time Out N.Y. 3 May 12/1 I want something a little businessy to update my look. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1857
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