Rookielike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characteristic of a rookie; amateurish, naive.

    "Chad Pennington, the Jets’ usually cool-headed veteran quarterback, made two rookielike mistakes in the first quarter, which resulted in Vikings scores."

Example

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"Chad Pennington, the Jets’ usually cool-headed veteran quarterback, made two rookielike mistakes in the first quarter, which resulted in Vikings scores."

Etymology

From rookie + -like.

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