Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (2)
1.
exhibiting methodical and systematic characteristics that would be useful in business;
2.
not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal;
[syn: businesslike, earnest]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Businesslike \Busi"ness*like`\ (b[i^]z"n[e^]s*l[imac]k`), a.
In the manner of one transacting business wisely and by right
methods; practical and efficient.
[1913 Webster]
2. serious and purposeful.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
businesslike
adj 1: exhibiting methodical and systematic characteristics that
would be useful in business
2: not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal [syn:
businesslike, earnest]