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amateurish

[am-uh-choor-ish, -chur-, -tyoor-, -tur-] / ˌæm əˈtʃʊər ɪʃ, -ˈtʃɜr-, -ˈtjʊər-, -ˈtɜr- /


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Today, folks on social media debate the merits of including off-duty pursuits, with opponents calling it cringe, irrelevant or amateurish.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Through both instruction and practice, her once amateurish videos evolved into photojournalism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

The decision was slammed as "amateurish" by former Ashes-winning captain Michael Vaughan, who added that he was "staggered" that they would turn down the opportunity.

From Barron's ● Nov. 29, 2025

It would be "amateurish" if England continue with their plan not to play in a pink-ball warm-up match before the second Ashes Test, says former captain Michael Vaughan.

From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025

Comparing Chout with Chaplin’s The Kid of the same year sheds a cruel and amateurish light on the former.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall


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