workaday
Americanadjective
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of or befitting working days; characteristic of a workday and its occupations.
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ordinary; commonplace; everyday; prosaic.
adjective
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being a part of general human experience; ordinary
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suitable for working days; everyday or practical
Etymology
Origin of workaday
1150–1200; alteration (probably after nowadays ) of earlier worky-day workday, alteration (by association with holiday ) of Middle English werkeday, obscurely derived from work and day
Example Sentences
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Workaday rigs are needed for jobs like data loading and storage management.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
Workaday solar wind would pose a health risk only to astronauts traveling outside Earth's protective magnetic field, to deep-space locations such as the moon or Mars.
From Science Magazine • Aug. 1, 2018
One of the success stories is Forrest Lewinger, 31, whose studio, Workaday Handmade, produces cups with marbleized glazes, earthy bowls with hand-carved geometric patterns, and ivory-colored vases with a confetti-like spatter of blue.
From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2015
Workaday TV shows, procedurals, sitcoms, long-running dramas, change showrunners all the time.
From Salon • May 17, 2012
The first one was called Hulta, "Workaday," and she was in attendance upon Esther on Sundays.
From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 by Radin, Paul
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