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amateurish

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am·a·teur·ish  (m-tûrsh, -chr-, -tyr-)
adj.
Characteristic of an amateur; not professional.
ama·teurish·ly adv.
ama·teurish·ness n.
amateurish [ˈæmətərɪʃ -tʃər- -ˌtʃʊər- ˌæməˈtɜːrɪʃ]
adj
lacking professional skill or expertise
amateurishly  adv
amateurishness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.amateurishamateurish - lacking professional skill or expertise; "a very amateurish job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled painting"
inexpert, unskilled, amateur
unprofessional - not characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession; "described in unprofessional language so that high school students could understand it"; "was censured for unprofessional conduct"; "unprofessional repairs"
amateurish
adjective unprofessional, amateur, crude, bungling, clumsy, inexpert, unaccomplished, unskilful All the paintings were cheap and amateurish.
experienced, professional, skilled, expert, practised
Translations
amateurish [ˈæmətərɪʃ] ADJ (pej) → poco profesional, inexperto
amateurish [ˈæmətərɪʃ] adj (pejorative) → d'amateur
amateurish
adj (pej) → dilettantisch; performance, work also → laienhaft
amateurish [ˈæmətərɪʃ] adj (pej) → dilettantesco/a, da dilettanti


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Then, at the first convenient opportunity, she went down herself, intending to repack her belongings and store them properly in the local warehouse: the plan had been amateurish and a failure.
Howards End by Forster, E. M. View in context
He had proved it to-day, with his amateurish and sophomoric productions.
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She had no sympathy with such amateurish love-making.
The Yellow Crayon by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
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