businesslessadj.
/ˈbɪznᵻsləs/, U.S. /ˈbɪznᵻsləs/, /ˈbɪznᵻzləs/ rare.
Without business; lacking business or businesses.
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1808 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 21 May 813 It was, in all probability, suggested by some businessless attorney.
1881 Argosy 31 375 His ‘Hegira’ from the businessless chambers to which he objected.
1919 S. H. Adams Common Cause viii. 317 An informal morning call upon a peaceful and businessless ‘advertising agency’ office in lower New York.
1998 S. Orlean Orchid Thief 114 Florida businessmen who hoped that a good road to Miami would make the southwestern coast less of a businessless hinterland.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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