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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

craftsmanlike en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English craftsman Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English craftsmanlike From craftsman + -like.

Meanings

  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:

Forms

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most craftsmanlike Degree=Sup lexicographic
more craftsmanlike Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Synonyms

artisanlike · artisanal