Definitions
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- adjective philosophy, art, linguistics Of, pertaining to, or performing some
action orwork ;performative . - adjective
Diligent ;industrious ; given to work.
Etymologies
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From Middle English *workly, *werklich, from Old English *weorclīċ ("suitable for work"; attested in unweorclīċ), equivalent to work + -ly. Compare Scots warkly ("diligent, industrious"), West Frisian werklik ("real, actual"), Dutch werkelijk ("real, actual, factual, effective"), German wirklich ("real, actual, true, substantial"), Swedish verklig ("real, actual, true").
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Examples
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Seeking for the essential “workly” character of the art-work
Dictionary of the History of Ideas MONROE C. BEARDSLEY 1968
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