businesslike

adj.

1. Showing or having characteristics advantageous to or of use in business; methodical and systematic.
2. Purposeful; earnest.
3. Practical; unemotional: The couple maintained a businesslike attitude toward their divorce.

adjective

Marked by sober sincerity: earnest, no-nonsense, serious, sobersided. Idioms: in earnest. See heavy/light, work/play.

adj

Definition: efficient, professional
Antonyms: amateur, disorganized, inefficient, unbusinesslike, unprofessional

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: exhibiting methodical and systematic characteristics that would be useful in business

Meaning #2: not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal
  Synonym: earnest

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forretningsmæssig

Nederlands (Dutch)
efficiënt, zakelijk, doelmatig

Français (French)
adj. - affairiste, pratique, méthodique, efficace, sérieux, régulier, carré (des manières), précis, net (un style), sérieux (une apparence)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - geschäftsmäßig, sachlich, geschäftstüchtig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πρακτικός, μεθοδικός, (μτφ.) ψυχρά επαγγελματικός

Italiano (Italian)
efficiente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - metódico, organizado, eficiente

Русский (Russian)
деловой

Español (Spanish)
adj. - metódico, serio, formal, práctico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - affärsmässigt, rutinerad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
事务性的, 有效率的, 有条理的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 事務性的, 有效率的, 有條理的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 사무적인, 능률적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 事務的な, まじめな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) بجديه, بطريقه كفؤة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שיטתי, יעיל, מעשי‬

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