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workwomanlike

workwomanlike adjective: workmanlike; used of something made or done by a woman.

Adjective

workwomanlike (comparative more workwomanlike, superlative most workwomanlike)

  1. Workmanlike; used of something made or done by a woman.
    • It is built in a workwomanlike manner, the boards being nailed on, and the glazing done, by the girls.1871, Edward Everett Hale, Old and New, volume 3, numbers 1-7, page 118
    • Big dresser with a wide mirror, dozens of jars, vials, bottles, tubes, sprayers, palettes, and powderboxes to beauty dedicated, workwomanlike tools in the form of brushes, pads, curlers, combs, and brushes.2007, Robert Ellwood, Campus Secrets, page 11

Forms of workwomanlike

comparativemore workwomanlike
superlativemost workwomanlike

Origin of workwomanlike

From workwoman + -like.

Questions about workwomanlike

What does workwomanlike mean?
Workwomanlike means workmanlike; used of something made or done by a woman.
What part of speech is workwomanlike?
Workwomanlike is an adjective.

Words near workwomanlike in the dictionary

  1. workwear
  2. workweek
  3. workweeks
  4. workwise
  5. workwoman
  6. workwomanlike
  7. workwomen
  8. workword
  9. workwords
  10. workworn
  11. worky

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