workmanlike
adjective
like or befitting a workman.
unworkmanlike
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a word derived from
workmanlike.
Example Sentences
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A thick edge on a joint gives an unworkmanlike appearance to the work.
From Elements of Plumbing by Samuel Edward Dibble
There is no more reason for making these buildings of a temporary character, than there is for putting up our barns and other outbuildings in a cheap and unworkmanlike manner.
From Woodward's Graperies and Horticultural Buildings by George E. (George Evertson) Woodward
They often do not appear until long after the decisions which they chronicle have been made and their general make-up is sometimes unworkmanlike and unscientific.
From The American Judiciary by Simeon E. Baldwin, LLD
It would seem as though they were disgusted with such unworkmanlike proceedings, and that they cannot rest until they have taken it into hand, and endeavored to "make a job of it."
From Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual by L. L. (Lorenzo Lorraine) Langstroth
The result was that the ends of the wires projected to various distances above the board, presenting a ragged and unworkmanlike appearance.
From Stuyvesant A Franconia Story by Jacob Abbott
