adj
amateurish
A-muh-chuu-ihsh
adj
1
Lacking skill or polish; looking like the work of a beginner rather than a professional.
"The website design looked amateurish, with mismatched fonts and broken links."
"Critics called the special effects amateurish compared to the rest of the film."
How to Use Amateurish
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUnprofessional-looking or clumsily done — always a criticism.
Common mistake
Unlike "amateur" (which can be neutral), "amateurish" is always negative — it specifically means low-quality, not just unpaid.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
more amateurish comparative, most amateurish superlative
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Etymology
From amateur plus the suffix -ish, which here means "resembling" or "having the qualities of".