amateurish

adjective

am·​a·​teur·​ish ¦a-mə-¦tər-ish  -¦t(y)u̇r- 

-¦chu̇r-, 

-¦chər-

: having the characteristics of an amateur : lacking professional finish

an amateurish actor

amateurishly adverb

amateurishness noun

Scornful of what he viewed as the reckless amateurishness of the American plan, the acidic Brooke denigrated Marshall in his war diaries as a poor strategist …

—Lynne Olson, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2009

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

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