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Definition of amateurish adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

amateurish

adjective

NAmE//ˌæməˈtʃʊrɪʃ//

, NAmE//ˌæməˈtərɪʃ//

, NAmE//ˌæməˈtʃərɪʃ//

(also amateur) (usually disapproving)

not done or made well or with skill Detectives described the burglary as “crude and amateurish.” opposite professional

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