Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not in a profession.
- adjective Not a qualified member of a professional group.
- adjective Not conforming to the standards of a profession.
- adjective Characteristic of an amateur; inexpert.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not pertaining to one's profession.
- Not belonging to a profession: as, an unprofessional man.
- Not befitting a certain profession or a member of a profession; not in keeping with the rules of a certain profession: as, unprofessional conduct.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
unbecoming of a professional; henceinappropriate in theworkplace
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession
Etymologies
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Examples
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Most nurses are groomed and institutionalized to believe that unions are bad and unprofessional (anytime a nurse hears the term unprofessional, it is usually from management in an attempt to control behavior).
Nursing Voices Forum Meet other nurses, share your nursing knowledge and experiences adriennezurub 2008
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She condemned what she called unprofessional reporting by some newspapers which incite some political parties to cause civil strife in the country.
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Roebuck takes Gayle to the cleaners for what he calls his unprofessional approach to matters cricket in the Caribbean.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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In a Jan. 12 letter to the Clarksville School superintendent and junior high school principal, Coach James "Jake" Hudson apologized for what he called unprofessional comments he made to other school employees.
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Sheriff Sandra Hutchens apologized for what she called the unprofessional conduct of staff members, but stressed the opinions revealed by the text messages had nothing to do with the increased security at the next board meeting.
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Roebuck takes Gayle to the cleaners for what he calls his unprofessional approach to matters cricket in the Caribbean.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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Roebuck takes Gayle to the cleaners for what he calls his unprofessional approach to matters cricket in the Caribbean.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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Roebuck takes Gayle to the cleaners for what he calls his unprofessional approach to matters cricket in the Caribbean.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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You may call it unprofessional, I call it anti-wage slavery.
The Wacky Prozacky darkerblogistan 2009
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In today's corporate world we call it unprofessional or bad judgement at any rate, it is a true show of character and root of our nation's real issues ...
'I've made mistakes,' Steele admits at big GOP conference 2010
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