amateurish
/ˈæ.mə.t͡ʃʊɚ.ɪʃ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.59 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.
Derogatory
Example Sentences
- "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."
Etymology
Etymology tree English amateur Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English amateurish From amateur + -ish.
Usage
Inflected Forms
more amateurish (comparative)
most amateurish (superlative)