Unprofessionalness
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Synonym of unprofessionalism. uncountable
"“[…] if I am questioned, I shall merely say that I designed it myself, with a little assistance from a professional architect, whose intentions were good, but who had never been called upon to live in a house of his own planning. Will that answer?” / "“Perfectly,” replied Mr. Brook; “it will amply account for the—well, we will say the unprofessionalness of the plan.”"
Example
More examples"“[…] if I am questioned, I shall merely say that I designed it myself, with a little assistance from a professional architect, whose intentions were good, but who had never been called upon to live in a house of his own planning. Will that answer?” / "“Perfectly,” replied Mr. Brook; “it will amply account for the—well, we will say the unprofessionalness of the plan.”"
Etymology
From unprofessional + -ness.
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