unworkmanlike
- adjective
- /ʌnˈwɜrk.mən.laɪk/
:
deficiente
- The repairs to the wall were done in an unworkmanlike manner and had to be redone.
Examples
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The painting had an unworkmanlike appearance, with uneven brush strokes and sloppy lines.
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His unworkmanlike approach to carpentry resulted in a shaky table.
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The repairs were done in an unworkmanlike manner.
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His unworkmanlike approach led to many mistakes.
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His unworkmanlike approach to carpentry resulted in a shaky table.
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The painting had an unworkmanlike appearance, with uneven brush strokes and sloppy lines.
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The repairs to the wall were done in an unworkmanlike manner and had to be redone.
Synonyms
65
4.3
Not showing the skill or behavior expected of a trained person
Antonyms
How Skillful
∞
3.4
34
2.8
114
3.6
13
6.5
73
1.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
unworkmanlike = workmanlike (transparent) = un + workman + like
Formed by adding the productive negative prefix 'un-' to the adjective 'workmanlike' (workman + -like); the negated meaning is directly derived.
Etymology
Unworkmanlike is built from un- ('not'), workman ('a skilled worker'), and -like ('in the way of'). So, unworkmanlike describes work that is not done like a skilled worker, meaning poor or unskilled work.