Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

craftsmanlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: crafts-man-like
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman

Example Sentences

"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 […]."

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.

Inflected Forms

more craftsmanlike (comparative) most craftsmanlike (superlative)

Synonyms

artisanal artisanlike

Questions

What does craftsmanlike mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
Where does craftsmanlike come from?: 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.

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