Amateurish

Quick meaning: Amateurish is an adjective meaning (derogatory) Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.

Meaning

(derogatory) Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.

Example Sentences

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

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

The conduct of the meeting and the passing of intelligence is simply amateurish statecraft and intelligence tradecraft, and begs the question: Who are the professionals planning the strategy and operations that direct the President on the world stage?

Moreover, Trump’s use of obvious disinformation — the amateurish video he showed Ramaphosa, and his accompanying statements about the “over a thousand” killings of white farmers — to try and make his case has uprooted whatever U.S. credibility had survived over the last several months.

Synonyms for amateurish

Depending on context, synonyms include amateur, unskilled, inexpert, unprofessional.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include inexpert, unskilled, unprofessional, novicey, coarse-handed, shabby.

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