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enterprisey en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree English enterprise Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English enterprisey From enterprise + -y.

Meanings

  1. (derogatory, often, slang) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the sort of software that would be developed for a large commercial enterprise.
    • Because of its built-in support for many advanced features, TorqueBox is often distinguished as enterprise-grade software. But it does this without many of the drawbacks programmers often associate with “enterprisey” things. 2016, Joe Kutner, Deploying with JRuby 9k: Deliver Scalable Web Apps Using the JVM, Pragmatic Bookshelf, →ISBN:

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most enterprisey Degree=Sup lexicographic
more enterprisey Degree=Cmp lexicographic