Workmanlike
adjective
Doing something in a skillful way as if done by a professional worker.
He gave a workmanlike performance, showing that he has been practicing a lot.
Often appears as...
- workmanlike precision
- workmanlike manner
adjective
Doing something in a skillful way as if done by a professional worker.
He gave a workmanlike performance, showing that he has been practicing a lot.
Often appears as...
- workmanlike precision
- workmanlike manner
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Conveys Competence
Workmanlike suggests the person is competent and does a job well, like a skilled craftsman.
His workmanlike approach to the renovation impressed the homeowners.
Pro Tip 2/3Professional Quality
Use 'workmanlike' to describe tasks done with the high standards expected of a professional.
The carpenter’s workmanlike finishing of the cabinets was admirable.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Flashy
Workmanlike can imply that the work is solid and good, without unnecessary flash or showiness.
She appreciated the workmanlike simplicity of the furniture design.
Pro Tip 1/3Conveys Competence
Workmanlike suggests the person is competent and does a job well, like a skilled craftsman.
His workmanlike approach to the renovation impressed the homeowners.
Pro Tip 2/3Professional Quality
Use 'workmanlike' to describe tasks done with the high standards expected of a professional.
The carpenter’s workmanlike finishing of the cabinets was admirable.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Flashy
Workmanlike can imply that the work is solid and good, without unnecessary flash or showiness.
She appreciated the workmanlike simplicity of the furniture design.
Pro Tip 1/3Conveys Competence
Workmanlike suggests the person is competent and does a job well, like a skilled craftsman.
His workmanlike approach to the renovation impressed the homeowners.
Pro Tip 2/3Professional Quality
Use 'workmanlike' to describe tasks done with the high standards expected of a professional.
The carpenter’s workmanlike finishing of the cabinets was admirable.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Flashy
Workmanlike can imply that the work is solid and good, without unnecessary flash or showiness.
She appreciated the workmanlike simplicity of the furniture design.
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Quote examples
Miranda Richardson
English Actress
It's the idea that when you say 'actress', people think of an airy, floaty, no-brain person, which of course you can't be if you are an actor. It is an unfortunate word, which is why, for a time, I hung on to 'actor', because it just seemed more workmanlike, you know, like you say 'woman doctor' not 'doctoress'.
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Justin Cronin
American Author
I'm a workmanlike writer. I show up every day and treat it like a job. The old rule that writing is like any other job, the first rule is that you must show up. I'm at the keyboard from 9 to 4 every day.
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Ben Affleck
American Actor
My movies are unadorned, they're not particularly fancy, I think they're kind of workmanlike in some ways, focusing on the writing and the acting.
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Robert Farrar Capon
American Clergyman
At the root of many a woman's failure to become a great cook lies her failure to develop a workmanlike regard for knives.
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Jason Mraz
American Musician
Paul McCartney and John Lennon would often write a song a day, so I have the same workmanlike philosophy.
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Benjamin Bratt
American Actor
I've always approached acting from a very workmanlike perspective.
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Miranda Richardson
English Actress
It's the idea that when you say 'actress', people think of an airy, floaty, no-brain person, which of course you can't be if you are an actor. It is an unfortunate word, which is why, for a time, I hung on to 'actor', because it just seemed more workmanlike, you know, like you say 'woman doctor' not 'doctoress'.
Quote examples
Justin Cronin
American Author
I'm a workmanlike writer. I show up every day and treat it like a job. The old rule that writing is like any other job, the first rule is that you must show up. I'm at the keyboard from 9 to 4 every day.
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Ben Affleck
American Actor
My movies are unadorned, they're not particularly fancy, I think they're kind of workmanlike in some ways, focusing on the writing and the acting.
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Robert Farrar Capon
American Clergyman
At the root of many a woman's failure to become a great cook lies her failure to develop a workmanlike regard for knives.
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Jason Mraz
American Musician
Paul McCartney and John Lennon would often write a song a day, so I have the same workmanlike philosophy.
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Benjamin Bratt
American Actor
I've always approached acting from a very workmanlike perspective.
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