"workmanlike" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈwɜː(ɹ)kmənlaɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-workmanlike.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more workmanlike [comparative], most workmanlike [superlative]
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  1. Resembling or characteristic of a workman.
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  2. Done competently but without flair.
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  3. Performed with the skill of an artisan or craftsman.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unworkmanlike, workmanlikeness Coordinate_terms: workwomanlike
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      "ipa": "/ˈwɜː(ɹ)kmənlaɪk/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-workmanlike.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f2/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-workmanlike.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-workmanlike.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f2/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-workmanlike.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-workmanlike.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "workmanlike"
}

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