Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Inclined to or characterized by dilettantism.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Dilettanteish.
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- adjective
amateurish
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish
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Examples
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After the Stuttgart match, Veh termed his team's defensive performance "dilettantish," adding to reporters that "the number of goals we let in is deadly for a coach."
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This trend is common among today's dilettantish new generation of "urban exploration photographers," who display photographs of buildings - or even sets of photos from various buildings - under false names, with either absent or misleading contextual information.
Ian Ference: On 'Ruin Porn' Ian Ference 2011
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As good as those might seem in theory at least to some people, coming from Mr. Thaksin the ideas are gimmicky, dilettantish and often cynical.
Thailand Caught on the Thaksin Rebound Michael Montesano 2011
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But for him, music is more than a dilettantish diversion.
The Sweet Science of Songwriting Jason Gay 2011
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And in itself it's part of the American heritage, something that echoes with Jefferson's always ambivalent and frequently dilettantish attitude toward political violence.
Archive 2009-08-01 2009
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This trend is common among today's dilettantish new generation of "urban exploration photographers," who display photographs of buildings - or even sets of photos from various buildings - under false names, with either absent or misleading contextual information.
Ian Ference: On 'Ruin Porn' Ian Ference 2011
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This trend is common among today's dilettantish new generation of "urban exploration photographers," who display photographs of buildings - or even sets of photos from various buildings - under false names, with either absent or misleading contextual information.
Ian Ference: On 'Ruin Porn' Ian Ference 2011
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This trend is common among today's dilettantish new generation of "urban exploration photographers," who display photographs of buildings - or even sets of photos from various buildings - under false names, with either absent or misleading contextual information.
Ian Ference: On 'Ruin Porn' Ian Ference 2011
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This trend is common among today's dilettantish new generation of "urban exploration photographers," who display photographs of buildings - or even sets of photos from various buildings - under false names, with either absent or misleading contextual information.
Ian Ference: On 'Ruin Porn' Ian Ference 2011
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This trend is common among today's dilettantish new generation of "urban exploration photographers," who display photographs of buildings - or even sets of photos from various buildings - under false names, with either absent or misleading contextual information.
Ian Ference: On 'Ruin Porn' Ian Ference 2011
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