Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Competent and efficient, but not inspired or exceptional: Describes something done with the skill and thoroughness expected of a good, reliable worker. It implies solid, practical quality without being artistic or groundbreaking.
   • Satisfactory and professional in execution: Indicates that a task or product is completed adequately and reliably, meeting basic standards of quality and functionality.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The repairs were workmanlike and durable, though not particularly elegant.
  • She gave a workmanlike performance, hitting all her marks correctly but without much emotional depth.
  • The report was workmanlike, covering all the necessary facts in a clear, straightforward manner.

Advanced Usage

• "in a workmanlike manner": Done with competent, practical skill.
  • He assembled the furniture in a workmanlike manner, following the instructions precisely.

Variants and Related Words

• Workmanly (adj, less common): Having the qualities of a skilled workman; skillful.
  • He completed the task in a workmanly fashion.

Synonyms

• Competent: Having the necessary ability or skills.
• Adequate: Satisfactory or acceptable in quality.
• Serviceable: Fulfilling its function adequately; usable.
• Professional: Characteristic of a proficient standard.

Antonyms

• Amateurish: Lacking professional skill or expertise.
• Sloppy: Careless and unsystematic; lacking neatness.
• Inspired: Of extraordinary quality, as if arising from some external creative impulse.

Adjective

1. worthy of a good workman
   • a competent job
   • the book is a workmanlike job with chronology and bibliography and index