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workmanly.

Befitting a workman; skilful; workmanlike.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈwɜːkmənli/Received-Pronunciation/ˈwɝkmənli/General-American
  1. Befitting a workman; skilful; workmanlike.

Where this word comes from

From workman + -ly.

adv/ˈwɜːkmənli/Received-Pronunciation/ˈwɝkmənli/General-American
  1. Befitting a workman; in skilful or workmanlike manner.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *werkamann- Proto-West Germanic *werkamann Old English weorcmann Middle English werkman Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English werkmanly English workmanly From Middle English werkmanly, werkmanlike, equivalent to workman + -ly.

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