Entry Word: workaday

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events <just a workaday guy living a workaday life> — see ordinary 1
2 having to do with the practical details of regular life <wished that she could afford servants so as not to be bothered with such workaday matters as cooking, cleaning, and grocery shopping> — see mundane 1
3 not designed for special occasions <a workaday outfit that I could afford to get dirty> — see casual 1