24 June 2017
workaday
[wur-kuh-dey]
adjective
1. of or befitting working days; characteristic of a workday and its occupations.
2. ordinary; commonplace; everyday; prosaic.
Origin of workaday
Middle English
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
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Examples from the Web for workaday
Contemporary Examples
And it divides an audience’s attention from the quotidian, workaday world, whether at the Globe or the Delacorte.
Anne Hathaway’s Magical “Night”
Daniel Menaker
June 27, 2009
But unlike most workaday reporters, Lepore is steeped in the history of the city and the American Revolution.
Great New Reads
The Daily Beast
October 14, 2010
Even typically Teflon partners will melt if you apply too much heat in workaday dealings.
What the Stars Hold for Your Week
Starsky + Cox
July 7, 2011
Historical Examples
There was just one thing in all the room that looked poor, workaday.
Aurora the Magnificent
Gertrude Hall
But in the workaday world one never knows the ending till it comes.
Tommy and Co.
Jerome K. Jerome
The summer ought not to be an entirely frivolous season, neither ought it to be too workaday.
A Girl’s Student Days and After
Jeannette Marks
At noon, however, its workaday aspect was on; it was no more than a lunching place.
The Readjustment
Will Irwin
I put away even the rings I wore habitually, keeping out only an inferior cat’s-eye for workaday wear.
Masterpieces of Mystery
Various
Margot discovered she could not disturb the little girl’s workaday life.
Little Jeanne of France
Madeline Brandeis
The Ghetto was all astir, for it was half-past eight of a workaday morning.
The Grandchildren of the Ghetto
Israel Zangwill
Anagram
away dork
a yard wok
Today’s quote
Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen Hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regrets. Appreciate your friends. Continue to learn. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is.
― Mary Anne Radmacher
On this day
24 June 1997 – the United States Air Force releases a report into the so-called ‘Roswell Incident’ in which there had been claims that an alien craft had crashed near Roswell, New Mexico, and the body of an alien was retrieved by the Air Force. The USAF report claimed that the bodies witnesses had seen were actually life-sized dummies.
24 June 2010 – Julia Gillard is appointed Australia’s first female prime minister after replacing Kevin Rudd in a leadership spill. On 26 June 2013, following ongoing ructions in the Labor Party, Gillard called another leadership ballot which was won by Kevin Rudd. Julia Gillard tendered her resignation, which took effect the following day when Rudd was sworn in as prime minister.
24 June 1950 – The Korean War begins as North Korean forces invade South Korea in response to the dividing of the Korean Peninsula by Allied forces after World War II. The US sends troops as part of the UN response to repel North Korea. In 1953 a demilitarised zone is established between North and South Korea. Although conflict ended in 1953 following a truce, both sides have remained on military alert ever since. Political posturing and a number of border clashes in the years since 1953 have brought the peninsula to the brink of war on numerous occasions.