worthy of a good workman; "a competent job"; "the book is a workmanlike job with chronology and bibliography and index
If you describe something as workmanlike, you mean that it has been done quite well and sensibly, but not in a particularly imaginative or original way. Really it's a workmanlike conference rather than a dramatic one The script was workmanlike at best. done in a way which shows skill and hard work, but may not be exciting
A workman is a man who works with his hands, for example building or repairing houses or roads. In University Square workmen are building a steel fence. workmen someone who does physical work such as building, repairing things etc