Amateurish — Am a*teur ish, a. In the style of an amateur; superficial or defective like the work of an amateur. {Am a*teur ish*ly}, adv. {Am a*teur ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amateurish — index incompetent, unprofessional Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
amateurish — (adj.) 1863; from AMATEUR (Cf. amateur) + ISH (Cf. ish). Related: Amateurishly; amateurishness … Etymology dictionary
amateurish — [adj] unprofessional bush league*, incompetent, inept, inexperienced, inexpert, insipid, unskilled, untrained; concepts 527,538 … New thesaurus
amateurish — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ incompetent; unskilful. DERIVATIVES amateurishly adverb amateurishness noun … English terms dictionary
amateurish — [am′ə choor΄ish, am΄ə tʉr′ish] adj. like an amateur; inexpert; unskillful amateurishly adv. amateurishness n … English World dictionary
amateurish — [[t]æ̱mətərɪʃ, AM tʃɜːrɪʃ[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe something as amateurish, you think that it is not skilfully made or done. We have to develop a less amateurish approach to our organisations... The walls were covered in old… … English dictionary
amateurish — amateurishly, adv. amateurishness, n. /am euh choor ish, cherr , tyoor , terr /, adj. characteristic of an amateur, esp. in having the faults or deficiencies of an amateur; inept: Though an enthusiastic violinist, he gave an amateurish… … Universalium
amateurish — am|a|teur|ish [ˈæmətərıʃ, tʃuə , tʃə ˌæməˈtə:rıʃ US ˌæməˈtur , ˈtə:r ] adj not skilfully done or made ≠ ↑professional ▪ His paintings are rather amateurish. >amateurishly adv >amateurishness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
amateurish — am|a|teur|ish [ æmətərıʃ, æmə,tʃurıʃ ] adjective done or made without much skill: amateurish work ╾ am|a|teur|ish|ly adverb ╾ am|a|teur|ish|ness noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
amateurish — adjective not skilfully done or made: His paintings are amateurish. amateurishly adverb amateurishness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
