adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a workmanlike campaign
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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In Dianetics, a workmanlike job of clearing away the debris in and around the machine is performed.
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In his nightmares, he churned out workmanlike code for creepy bosses in suits.
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In his slow, workmanlike way he takes a pink crayon and colors a nose on every bunny.
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It was a dour struggle between two workmanlike teams.
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Minton's sober and workmanlike drawings instance his delight in registering rhythmic activity and industrial shapes.
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Not especially gracious, but squat and workmanlike , plodding with tenacity from port to port.
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So here, too, is a noisy engine, but in this application its workmanlike character is not inappropriate.
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The current pastry department turns out workmanlike , uninspired confections that read more charmingly than they taste.