Workmanlike
['wɜːkmənlaɪk] or ['wɝkmənlaɪk]
Definition
(adj.) worthy of a good workman; 'a competent job'; 'the book is a workmanlike job with chronology and bibliography and index' .
Edited by Bryan--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Becoming a workman, especially a skillful one; skillful; well performed.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Skilful, workmanly.
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Examples
- Well, said Lestrade, I've seen you handle a good many cases, Mr. Holmes, but I don't know that I ever knew a more workmanlike one than that. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- But I'm sure I am exceedingly obliged to you, Mr. Holmes, for the workmanlike way in which you laid hands upon him. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
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