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craftsmanlike

craftsmanlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a craftsman.

Adjective

craftsmanlike (comparative more craftsmanlike, superlative most craftsmanlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
    • Peter Yates, a craftsmanlike director who is generally at the mercy of his scripts, does a creditable job with a romantic thriller screenplay by former blacklisted writer Walter Bernstein […].1988 March 4, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “The House on Carroll Street”, in Chicago Reader

Synonyms of craftsmanlike

Forms of craftsmanlike

comparativemore craftsmanlike
superlativemost craftsmanlike

Origin of craftsmanlike

From craftsman + -like.

Questions about craftsmanlike

What does craftsmanlike mean?
Craftsmanlike means resembling or characteristic of a craftsman.
What part of speech is craftsmanlike?
Craftsmanlike is an adjective.

Words near craftsmanlike in the dictionary

  1. crafts centres
  2. Craftses
  3. craftsfolk
  4. craftsfolks
  5. craftsman
  6. craftsmanlike
  7. craftsmanly
  8. craftsmanship
  9. craftsmanships
  10. craftsmaster
  11. craftsmasters

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