• Workaday

    Origin

    Circa 1200, Middle English werkedei, from Old Norse virkr dagr ("working day"). Cognate to later workday; see work and day. Used in adjective sense from 16th century.

    Online Etymology Dictionary

    Note that the surface analysis work + a + day is cognate, but not the correct etymology – a much older formation.

    Full definition of workaday

    Adjective

    workaday

    1. suitable for everyday use
    2. mundane or commonplace

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