bush-league

adjective

\ -ˌlēg

Definition of bush-league

(Entry 1 of 2)

: being of an inferior class or group of its kind : marked by a lack of sophistication or professionalism

bush league

noun

Definition of bush league (Entry 2 of 2)

: minor league

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Not to be outdone, Richard Mille, grand master of alternative material innovation, is at the final stage of crafting a watch case from a material that relegates even unobtanium to the bush leagues by its sheer badassitude. — Wei Koh, A-LIST, "How the Watch Industry Plundered the Periodic Table," 3 Apr. 2018 The other maddening thing is that the Zinke scandal seems almost bush league in the swampy World Series of corruption that is Donald Trump’s Washington. — Will Bunch, Philly.com, "With epic corruption in D.C., the fish stinks from the head | Will Bunch," 5 Oct. 2017

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