"amateurish" meaning in English

See amateurish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈæ.mə.t͡ʃʊɚ.ɪʃ/ Audio: en-us-amateurish.ogg [US] Forms: amateurish [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Etymology: amateur + -ish Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|amateur|ish}} amateur + -ish Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something that is amateurish shows or reflects the efforts of an amateur and does not seem professional.
    Sense id: simple-amateurish-en-adj-lnVB4GtW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ish
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