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[ wur -kuh -dey ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈwɜr kəˌdeɪ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective of or befitting working days; characteristic of a workday and its occupations.
ordinary; commonplace; everyday; prosaic.
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
Words nearby workaday wordy, wore, wore-out, work, workable, workaday , workaholic, workaround, work back, workbag, workbasket
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Example sentences from the Web for workaday Even typically Teflon partners will melt if you apply too much heat in workaday dealings.
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But unlike most workaday reporters, Lepore is steeped in the history of the city and the American Revolution.
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And it divides an audience's attention from the quotidian, workaday world, whether at the Globe or the Delacorte.
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The workaday shutters were pulled down, and the night life of London had commenced.
Thus, without the surrender of any of its traditions, does Fernbridge keep abreast of the movements of this workaday world.
Fibble, D. D. | Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb
In short, you carry your philosophy into your workaday life.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste Tchaikovsky
Despite her workaday garb, she was instantly metamorphosed into the brown-and-gold fairy again.
Our Square and the People in It | Samuel Hopkins Adams
The workaday world was not fit for them; it was much safer and easier to conform oneself to its terrestrial standard.
The Hero | William Somerset Maugham
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British Dictionary definitions for workaday adjective (usually prenominal) being a part of general human experience; ordinary
suitable for working days; everyday or practical
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Words related to workaday prosaic, normal, humdrum, banal, everyday, day-to-day, unremarkable, conventional, simple, plain, humble, generic, common, mediocre, dull, traditional, ordinary, rational, factual, pragmatic