What does workmanlike mean?
Workmanlike means Resembling or characteristic of a workman..
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/ˈwɜː(ɹ)kmənlaɪk/ · adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a workman..
She was dressed in khaki, khaki slacks and khaki shirt, practical and workmanlike.
2002, Tom Friedman, Germano Celant, Fondazione Prada (Milan, Italy), Mario Perniola, Tom Friedman, Progetto Prada Arte The tandem arrangement does not misuse Close, for he has gotten decades of acclaim for a tedious, workmanlike art.
In appearance the new 4-4-0s were magnificent engines for the period in which they were built; the boiler, bulging over the typical Drummond splasher, gave the engine a sturdy, workmanlike look, and the blue livery enhanced a picture of sleek, powerful, efficiency.
Even his most matter-of-fact, workmanlike paintings are charged with an entirely personal morbidity.
Clear, workmanlike prose will do fine, and polishing up the prose is for the second draft.
Isaacson comes from the “his eyes lit up” school of cliched writing, the rest of his prose workmanlike bordering on AI.
Use workmanlike when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Workmanlike means Resembling or characteristic of a workman..
Common synonyms include competent.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
She was dressed in khaki, khaki slacks and khaki shirt, practical and workmanlike.
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