workaday

[wur-kuh-dey]

adjective

1. of or befitting working days; characteristic of a workday and its occupations.

2. ordinary; commonplace; everyday; prosaic.

workaday

/ ˈwɜːkəˌdeɪ /

adjective

1. being a part of general human experience; ordinary

2. suitable for working days; everyday or practical

Word History and Origins

Origin of workaday¹

1150–1200; alteration (probably after nowadays ) of earlier worky-day workday, alteration (by association with holiday ) of Middle English werkeday, obscurely derived from work and day

Example Sentences

But along with the workaday lines on policy plans, Mr Kinsman expects a message, loud and clear, that Canada will not be the US 51st state.

From BBC

It was a workaday ride he prized for its huge trunk and roomy interior, which proved useful when he and his friends would cut classes and go to the beach.

From Los Angeles Times

There is some psychedelic weirdness when the mushrooms do their work, involving visions of little hairless creatures, but it is in most ways, in the four episodes available to review, a workaday world.

From Los Angeles Times

It was for ceremonial occasions, and upstairs there were some workaday offices.

From BBC

“He wanted to present himself as among ‘the best and the brightest,’ not some common plebe who’d held workaday jobs,” Garrow said of Obama’s first run for the presidency.

From Los Angeles Times

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• workable