adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished. derogatory

   "Some of the photographs are new and interesting, but many captions are amateurish, uninformative or simply careless."

Adjective

1. 1
   lacking professional skill or expertise wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

amateurunprofessionalamateurbadclumsycrude

Antonyms

All antonyms

skilled

Example

More examples

"His methodology is very amateurish."

Etymology

From amateur + -ish.

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