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amateurish

[ am-uh-choor-ish, -chur-, -tyoor-, -tur- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

characteristic of an amateur, especially in having the faults or deficiencies of an amateur; inept:
Though an enthusiastic violinist, he gave an amateurish performance.

amateurish

/ ˈæmətərɪʃ; -ˌtʃʊər-; -tʃər-; ˌæməˈtɜːrɪʃ /

First recorded in 1860–65; amateur + -ish ¹

Sure, it's an amateurish mashup of every other action movie, but it has its charms.

The release of the Romney tax returns is so amateurish that it almost offends me.

It was painfully low-budget and amateurish, available only on YouTube.

Romney has so far been an amateurish foreign-policy candidate.

The term independent rock was initially used to describe alternative bands signed to small, almost amateurish record labels.

"That's only amateurish and besides reprehensible," said the Tennessee Shad.

The sheet was small, four pages, often filled with plate matter, and the original matter was set in the most amateurish manner.

Peter contributed to it in his amateurish way and watched with solicitude the effect of his care and the fortune of his hints.

The police said it seemed to be a rather amateurish job, although whoever did it certainly succeeded in neutralizing the alarms.

Ricky had pulled out a microscopic bit of handkerchief and was dabbing at the blood in an amateurish way.

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