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Vinony

amateurish

adjective

  1. sloppy, not professional
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈæ.mə.t͡ʃʊɚ.ɪʃ/ / /ˈæ.mə.tjʊɚ.ɪʃ/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English amateur Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English amateurish From amateur + -ish.

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

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

    “Behind her on the wall was an amateurish painting of an old lady, set in an ornate antique frame.”