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单词 unworkmanly
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unworkmanlyadj.

Etymology: un- prefix1 1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈworkmanly.
Unworkmanlike.
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the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > unskilled in art or craft > unworkmanlike
unworkmanly1545
botcherly1562
bungerly1596
unworkmanlike1647
untradesmanlike1863
1545 J. Bale Mysterye Inyquyte P. Pantolabus f. 86v For lyke an vnworkemanlye dawber he hath done yt with vntempred claye.
1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) at Inartificial Being with~out Art, Artless, Unworkmanly.
1894 Season 10 36/1 The quality of the serge is not fine enough to look ‘unworkmanly’.
1894 Season 10 58/2 Designed for unworkmanly people.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

unworkmanlyadv.

Etymology: un- prefix1 5.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈworkmanly.
? Obsolete.
In a manner uncharacteristic of a good workman.
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the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adverb] > in unworkmanlike manner
unworkmanly1555
unworkmanlike1727
1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions Pref. 7 Clad..with rawe felle and hide, full vnworkemanly patched together.
1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde i. viii. f. 36v A golden cheyne vnwoorkmanly wrought.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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