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dilettantish

adj

Etymology

From dilettante + -ish.

  1. derived from dēlectāre
  2. borrowed from dilettante
  3. suffixed as dilettantish — “dilettante + ish”

Definitions

  1. amateurish

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

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA