Do You Hyphenate Businesslike?
We Usually Don't Hyphenate Words That End in “Like”: Businesslike, Paintlike, Petallike. but There Are Three Main Exceptions: Hyphenate When “Like” Is Joined...
We usually don't hyphenate words that end in “like”: businesslike, paintlike, petallike. But there are three main exceptions: Hyphenate when “like” is joined to a proper noun: Paris-like, Austen-like. ...
What does the word businesslike mean?
1 : exhibiting qualities believed to be advantageous in business. 2 : serious, purposeful.
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Should bright red be hyphenated?
They are distinct adjectives and don't work together, therefore they need no hyphen. In 2, bright is an adverb modifying red. It's not necessary to hyphenate in such a situation.
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