amateurish C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈæmətʃʊrɪʃ/ UK /ˈæmətərɪʃ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj done in an unskilled or unprofessional way The forgery was so amateurish that anyone could spot it. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · done in an unskilled or... unskilledunprofessionalinexpertcrudeclumsyunpolishedinept ↔ Opposites professionalexpertskilledpolishedmasterful Word family Derived forms amateurishlyamateurishness Related forms amateuramateurism Etymology AI details From amateur + -ish. Amateur derives from French amateur ('lover'), from Latin amator ('lover'), from amare ('to love'). amator Latin amare Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # amateurish **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈæmətʃʊrɪʃ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈæmətərɪʃ/ ## Meanings 1. done in an unskilled or unprofessional way ## Examples - The forgery was so amateurish that anyone could spot it. ## Synonyms - unskilled - unprofessional - inexpert - crude - clumsy - unpolished - inept ## Antonyms - professional - expert - skilled - polished - masterful ## Derived Forms - amateurishly - amateurishness ## Related Forms - amateur - amateurism ## Roots and Affixes - Root: amator - Root: amare ## Etymology From amateur + -ish. Amateur derives from French amateur ('lover'), from Latin amator ('lover'), from amare ('to love'). ## AI Etymology Amateurish is from amateur + -ish. Amateur derives from French amateur ('lover'), from Latin amator ('lover'), from amare ('to love'). Important recorded forms include amator (Latin) and amare (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers done in an unskilled or unprofessional way. The wider family includes derived forms such as amateurishly and amateurishness and related words such as amateur and amateurism. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown