"businessy" meaning in English

See businessy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more businessy [comparative], most businessy [superlative]
Etymology: From business + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|business|y}} business + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} businessy (comparative more businessy, superlative most businessy)
  1. (informal) Businesslike, or related to business. Tags: informal
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