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[ am-uh -choo r -ish, -chur -, -tyoo r -, -tur - ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌæm əˈtʃʊər ɪʃ, -ˈtʃɜr-, -ˈtyʊər-, -ˈtɜr- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective characteristic of an amateur, especially in having the faults or deficiencies of an amateur; inept: Though an enthusiastic violinist, he gave an amateurish performance.
Origin of amateurish First recorded in 1860–65; amateur + -ish1
OTHER WORDS FROM amateurish am·a·teur·ish·ly, adverb am·a·teur·ish·ness, noun pseu·do·am·a·teur·ish, adjective pseu·do·am·a·teur·ish·ly, adverb
qua·si-am·a·teur·ish, adjective qua·si-am·a·teur·ish·ly, adverb
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Words nearby amateurish amastigote, Amata, amate, Amaterasu, amateur, amateurish , amateurism, amateur night, Amati, amative, Amato
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Example sentences from the Web for amateurish Sure, it's an amateurish mashup of every other action movie, but it has its charms.
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The release of the Romney tax returns is so amateurish that it almost offends me.
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It was painfully low-budget and amateurish , available only on YouTube.
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Romney has so far been an amateurish foreign-policy candidate.
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In the end, Haro was brought to justice when her brother implicated her in the amateurish plot.
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This business of eloping—oh, it was so ludicrous, so amateurish !
The Whirligig of Time | Wayland Wells Williams
Do we ever at all examine it save in an amateurish and clumsy fashion?
The Human Machine | E. Arnold Bennett
Olear could have burnt him down, but he was far too experienced for such an amateurish trick.
Astounding Stories, June, 1931 | Various
Their old-fashioned methods and amateurish leading seem to be paying a heavy price in the present campaign.
My Adventures as a Spy | Robert Baden-Powell
All right, go ahead; if I see you making any amateurish mistakes pardon me if I correct you.
Phil Bradley's Snow-shoe Trail | Silas K. Boone
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British Dictionary definitions for amateurish / (ˈæmətərɪʃ , -tʃər- , -ˌtʃʊər- , ˌæməˈtɜːrɪʃ ) /
adjective lacking professional skill or expertise
Derived forms of amateurish amateurishly , adverb amateurishness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to amateurish inept, incompetent, bush-league, inexperienced, inexpert, insipid, unskilled, untrained