craftsmanlike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman

Similar
artisanalartisanlike
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English craftsman →
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Meanings

adjectivecraftsmanlike (comparative more craftsmanlike, superlative most 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: artisanal, artisanlike

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveResembling or characteristic of a craftsman

Similar
artisanalartisanlike
Also see
artisanlike

Origin

  1. Englishcraftsman
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishcraftsmanlike

From craftsman + -like.

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APA

craftsmanlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craftsmanlike

MLA

“craftsmanlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craftsmanlike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “craftsmanlike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craftsmanlike.

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