amateurish
pronunciation
How to pronounce amateurish in British English:
UK [ˈæmətərɪʃ]
How to pronounce amateurish in American English:
US [ˌæməˈtərɪʃ, -ˈtʃʊr-, -ˈtjʊr-]
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- Adjective:
- lacking professional skill or expertise
Word Origin
- amateurish (adj.)
- 1863; from amateur + -ish. Related: Amateurishly; amateurishness.
Example
- 1. It makes me despair that we are led by such men , with researchers who are so amateurish .
- 2. His mishandling of the issue was emblematic of a broader , amateurish approach to governing in other matters .
- 3. On conference calls , we spoke in amateurish code .
- 4. When he became dpj president in 2006 , he transformed it from an entity once mocked as amateurish into a formidable opponent to the ldp .
- 5. Invading the country may have persuaded libya to give up its own amateurish illicit nuclear programme , but north korea went nuclear while mr bush was president , and neither sanctions nor the example of iraq has yet stopped iran 's nuclear programme .