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Adjective
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There is a wealth of knowledge and experience here to sift through and, at times, the film’s editing leaves these individual’s offerings unshaped or unclear.—
Sarah-Tai Black,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2023 -
Years ago, these yew shrubs were dishevelled & unshaped, so The Prince tasked his gardeners with creating their own intriguing topiary designs.—
Amy Mackelden,
Harper's BAZAAR,
14 Nov. 2020
Adjective
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And director Hammond doesn’t let the primitive miniseries technology defeat him.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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Their design was unpolished, even primitive, seemingly to convey a sense of slapdash amateurishness.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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First signs of rudimentary Valentine notes began appearing much later, in the 1500s, according to Britannica.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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The first is risk detection, which can be solved with more rudimentary machine learning.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Incorrect Scale and Proportion Poor scale is one of the fastest ways to make a room feel unfinished.—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
15 Feb. 2026
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The first note, brushstroke, or sentence is meaningless; an unfinished first paragraph is humiliating.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Co-created and hosted by Tyra Banks, the reality competition in which amateur beauties vied for the titular title and a modeling contract, among other prizes, ran for 24 seasons on three different networks (UPN, The CW, VH1) between 2003 and 2018.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
18 Feb. 2026
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The show has been done by dozens of theaters around the state, from professional productions at such places as Seven Angels Theatre and UConn’s Connecticut Repertory Theatre to amateur productions put together by community theaters or groups of local musicians.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Production assistants told Albuquerque police that Busfield was sometimes touchy or unprofessional.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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That does not mean individual employees are necessarily unprofessional or malicious.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The wildly amateurish performances turn the story’s tragic high points into moments of unintentional goofiness.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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At times, Epstein characterized the billionaire’s office as sloppy and amateurish, exposing him to taxes and reputational risks while making sensitive payments.—
Tom Schoenberg,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The same software handle attacks, so even an unskilled operator can hit fast-evading targets.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, the women faced with that pool of socially unskilled men have largely been overlooked.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Unshapen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unshapen. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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