workwomanlike

English

Etymology

workwoman +‎ -like

Adjective

workwomanlike (comparative more workwomanlike, superlative most workwomanlike)

1. Workmanlike; used of something made or done by a woman.
   • 1871, Edward Everett Hale, Old and New, volume 3, numbers 1-7, page 118:

     It is built in a workwomanlike manner, the boards being nailed on, and the glazing done, by the girls.

   • 2007, Robert Ellwood, Campus Secrets, page 11:

     Big dresser with a wide mirror, dozens of jars, vials, bottles, tubes, sprayers, palettes, and powderboxes to beauty dedicated, workwomanlike tools in the form of brushes, pads, curlers, combs, and brushes.