Workly

Alternative forms

• warkly Scotland

Origin

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").

Full definition of workly

Adjective

1. (philosophy, arts, linguistics) Of, pertaining to, or performing some action or work; performative.workly nature
2. (UK dialectal) Diligent; industrious; given to work.

Related terms

• thingly