workish

English

Alternative forms

• work-ish

Etymology

From work +‎ -ish.

Adjective

workish (comparative more workish, superlative most workish)

1. Characteristic or typical of work; relating to work.

   Synonyms: worklike, (informal) worky

   • 2010, Kim Izzo, Ceri Marsh, The Fabulous Girl's Guide to Decorum:

     If you are attending a professional affair, then your dress must be toned down; even a smart pant ensemble will suffice. You may look more “workish,” but what comes out of your lips should be no different than that at a party.

   • 2012, Rita M. Yeasted, Jon: John Oliver Nelson and the Movement for Power in the Church:

     However, Jack commented in his diary that the retreat was “not too workish, but then most occasions minimum on labor these days,” work being a component of all early Kirkridge retreats.

2. (British, dialectal) Fond of work; diligent; industrious.

   Synonym: (informal) worky