workmanlike

work·man·like

adjective \-ˌlīk\

Definition of WORKMANLIKE

: characterized by the skill and efficiency typical of a good workman <workmanlike thoroughness>; also : competent and skillful but not outstanding or original <an adequate … reporter who turned out workmanlike copy — Tom Clancy>

Examples of WORKMANLIKE

1. He did a workmanlike job on the boat.
2. She showed workmanlike thoroughness in everything she did.

First Known Use of WORKMANLIKE

1739

Related to WORKMANLIKE

Synonyms

adroit, artful, bravura, deft, delicate, dexterous (also dextrous), expert, masterful, masterly, practiced (also practised), virtuoso, skillful

Antonyms

amateur, amateurish, artless, rude, unprofessional, unskillful

Related Words

facile, smooth; artistic, creative, fancy, ingenious, neat; adept, clever, cunning; able, adequate, capable, competent

Near Antonyms

awkward, clumsy, crude, klutzy; ineffective, ineffectual; incompetent, inept

Rhymes with WORKMANLIKE

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