amateurish
Example Sentences
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Their seasoned troops, reinforced by Hessian mercenaries, faced an amateurish and poorly provisioned army of colonials.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 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
Stasi files revealed that an initially amateurish doping programme was transformed in 1974 by an innocuous-sounding piece of policy called State Research Plan 14.25.
From BBC • Aug. 19, 2024
For years, the city has opted for amateurish temporary fixes, using asphalt to fill cracks and crevices the way you might use frosting to mask the collapse of a cake.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2024
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
Vocabulary lists containing amateurish
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ish
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