workmanlike

UK: /ˈwɜː^rkmənlaɪk/ US: /ˈwɝkmənˌlaɪk/ ,(wûrk′mən līk′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

work•man•like /ˈwɜrkmənˌlaɪk/   adj. 

1. well executed;
   skillful:
   a workmanlike performance.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

work•man•like  (wûrk′mən līk′), adj. 

1. like or befitting a workman.
2. skillful;
   well executed:
   a workmanlike piece of writing.

Also, work′man•ly. 

• late Middle English werkmanlike. See workman, -like 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

workmanlike / ˈwɜːkmənˌlaɪk/, (less commonly)workmanly / ˈwɜːkmənlɪ/ adjective

1. appropriate to or befitting a good workman