dilettantish

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adjective

amateurish

Scrabble 16

Meanings

adjectivedilettantish (comparative more dilettantish, superlative most dilettantish)

comparative more dilettantish · superlative most dilettantish

  1. amateurish

    Do what I say now, not what I do The dilettantish peekaboo

    2006, J. G. Thirlwell, “Sieve”, in Damp, performed by Foetus
    1 more example

    You are not one to talk about patriotism, and all that, but you can't hoodwink me with your dilettantish pose, Max, and I know that deep down in your nature there is a passionate devotion to your country—

    1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveshowing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Finnish diletanttimainen
  • diletanttimainenamateurish
Italian diilettantesco, dilettantistico
  • diilettantescoamateurish
  • dilettantisticoamateurish
Polish dyletancki
  • dyletanckiamateurish
Russian дилета́нтский
  • дилета́нтский (diletántskij)amateurish
Swedish amatörmässig
  • amatörmässigamateurish
Ukrainian дилета́нтський
  • дилета́нтський (dyletántsʹkyj)amateurish
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Chicago

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