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/ˈæ.mə.t͡ʃʊɚ.ɪʃ/ · adjective
(derogatory) 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.
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.
Use amateurish when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Amateurish means (derogatory) Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished..
Common synonyms include amateur, unskilled, inexpert, unprofessional.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Some of the photographs are new and interesting, but many captions are amateurish, uninformative or simply careless.
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