amateurish
/ˈæ.mə.t͡ʃʊɚ.ɪʃ/
amateurish adjective: suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.
Adjective
amateurish (comparative more amateurish, superlative most amateurish)
- Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.
- Some of the photographs are new and interesting, but many captions are amateurish, uninformative or simply careless.1964 September, “New Books: The History of Railways. By Erwin Berghaus. Barrie & Rockcliff. 35s.”, in Modern Railways, page 222
- Behind her on the wall was an amateurish painting of an old lady, set in an ornate antique frame.1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 55
amateurish meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Indonesian
amateurish in Tamil
- நிறைவற்ற, குறைபாடுடைய
amateurish in Urdu
- غیراستادانہ, کچا
amateurish in Indonesian
- reflecting the efforts of an amateur
- amatiran
Forms of amateurish
| comparative | more amateurish |
|---|---|
| superlative | most amateurish |
Origin of amateurish
From amateur + -ish.
Words formed from amateurish
Questions about amateurish
- What does amateurish mean?
- Amateurish means suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.
- What is amateurish in Tamil?
- Amateurish in Tamil is நிறைவற்ற, குறைபாடுடைய. See Amateurish meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is amateurish?
- Amateurish is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce amateurish?
- Amateurish is pronounced /ˈæ.mə.t͡ʃʊɚ.ɪʃ/.
Words near amateurish in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: amateurish (page history and authors); amateurish (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); amateurish (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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