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work⋅man⋅like

[wurk-muhn-lahyk]
–adjective
1. like or befitting a workman.
2. skillful; well executed: a workmanlike piece of writing.
Also, work⋅man⋅ly.


Origin:
1400–50; late ME werkmanlike. See workman, -like
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work·man·like   (wûrk'mən-līk')   
adj.  Befitting a skilled artisan or craftsperson; skillfully done.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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