workly

W4O1R1K5L1Y4

adjective

Of, pertaining to, or performing some action or work; performative.

“workly nature”

OriginMiddle English *workly ← Old English *weorclīċ →
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Meanings

adjectiveworkly (comparative more workly, superlative most workly)

comparative more workly · superlative most workly · alternative warkly

  1. artOf, pertaining to, or performing some action or work; performative.

    workly nature

  2. UKdialectalDiligent; industrious; given to work.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
performative

Origin

  1. Old English*weorclīċ“suitable for work”
  2. Middle English*workly
  3. Englishworkly

From Middle English *workly, *werklich, from Old English *weorclīċ (“suitable for work”) (attested in unweorclīċ), equivalent to work + -ly. Compare Scots warkly (“diligent, industrious”), West Frisian werklik (“real, actual”), Dutch werkelijk (“real, actual, factual, effective”), German wirklich (“real, actual, true, substantial”), Hunsrik werklich, Swedish verklig (“real, actual, true”).

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Chicago

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