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Definition of “workaday

workaday (ˈwɜːkəˌdeɪPronunciation for workaday

Definitions

adjective (usually prenominal)

  1. being a part of general human experience; ordinary
  2. suitable for working days; everyday or practical

Usage examples

  • Richard had been one of the world's victims, too good, too kind, too gentle, for the workaday struggle.
    Aldiss, Brian, Somewhere East of Life (1994)
  • Instead of an authorial voice, even a workaday ironic one, the story is told by actors in dramatic reconstructions.
    Spiked (2004)
  • In the urban garden of the workaday householder, the kitchen garden can be anything you like.
    The Mercury, Sunday Tasmanian (2005)
  • So how can the pitfalls of workaday writing be avoided and how can reports be made readable?
    Times, Sunday Times (2005)
  • about Matamoros which made Corpus and Brownsville seem like pale, workaday places beside them.
    Hickman, Katie, A Trip to the Light Fantastic (1993)

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