workaday

[ wur-kuh-dey ]

/ ˈwɜr kəˌdeɪ /

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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

work-study, work-study program, work-to-rule, work-up, workable, workaday, workaholic, workaround, workbag, workbasket, workbench

Example sentences from the Web for workaday

Even typically Teflon partners will melt if you apply too much heat in workaday dealings.

What the Stars Hold for Your Week |Starsky + Cox |July 8, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
But unlike most workaday reporters, Lepore is steeped in the history of the city and the American Revolution.

Great New Reads |The Daily Beast |October 15, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
And it divides an audience's attention from the quotidian, workaday world, whether at the Globe or the Delacorte.

Anne Hathaway's Magical "Night" |Daniel Menaker |June 28, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
The workaday shutters were pulled down, and the night life of London had commenced.

Fire-Tongue |Sax Rohmer

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

British Dictionary definitions for workaday

workaday

/ (ˈwɜːkəˌdeɪ) /

adjective (usually prenominal)

being a part of general human experience; ordinary

suitable for working days; everyday or practical

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