[adjective] approvingWorkmanlike means skilful.The Australian side turned in a very workmanlike and solid performance.(disapproving) Workmanlike also means showing an acceptable level of skill but no great ability.I had hoped for a little more from the world's greatest tenor, whose performance was workmanlike but hardly inspired.
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Meaning of WORKMANLIKE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012