Word: businesslike
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: busi
ness
like
Definition: Earnest and practical without being distracted or enthusiastic.
Morphemes:
Affix: busy
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Engaged in activity or by someone else.
Affix: -ness
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective); the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -atjaną
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -atjana
Meaning: -atjaną
Affix: -þuz
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -thuz
Meaning: -þuz
Affix: -like
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Having some of the characteristics of (used to form adjectives from nouns).