Meanings
comparative more dilettanteishly · superlative most dilettanteishly
- alternativeAlternative form of dilettantishly.
He is so typical, so dilettanteishly radical.
1920 July, McClure’s, volume 52, number 6, page 522 more examples
Refining his focus from Third World countries in general to Cyprus in particular has tightened Hulusi’s practice. However, he still seems to be casting around dilettanteishly for the right approach, working through art and theory trends in the meantime.
2006, Emily Speers Mears, “Mustafa Hulusi”, in Bidoun: A Quarterly Forum for Middle Eastern Talent, number 7 (Tourism), archived from the original on 15 Dec 2015While dilettanteishly fighting Covid-19 and then languidly opting to let it run wild, Trump was taking careful note of the fact that, contrary to his own reassurances, the Democrats were telling their base that coronavirus-infused particles could indeed kill you.
2020 November 3, Allan Nairn, “Trump's GOP Worked Harder to Stop People From Voting Than They Did to Stop Covid-19 From Spreading”, in Common Dreams, Portland, Me., archived from the original on 03 Nov 2020
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