unprofessional
adjective
un·pro·fes·sion·al
ˌən-prə-ˈfesh-nəl 
-ˈfe-shə-nᵊl
: not exhibiting a courteous, conscientious, or generally businesslike manner in the workplace : not professional
unprofessional attire
unprofessional comments
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Examples of unprofessional in a Sentence
an unprofessional carelessness about the accuracy of the news story
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His legacy with the Heat is blown apart, beyond repair without at least unexpected contrition from him that his behavior has been stunningly unprofessional and a flat betrayal of the team paying him $48,798,677 this season.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
It would have been interpreted as unprofessional or amateurish compared to, say, Jordan Peele, who by then was doing his version of the president on Key & Peele.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
Loss of Professional Standards - A deregulated platform can devolve into a digital free-for-all, where harmful speech, scams, and unprofessional conduct thrive.
—Amy Blankson, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The offscreen feud became public in August 2016, when Johnson shared a social media post, which has since been deleted, that mentioned that some of his male costars had been unprofessional.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
It would have been interpreted as unprofessional or amateurish compared to, say, Jordan Peele, who by then was doing his version of the president on Key & Peele.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
Loss of Professional Standards - A deregulated platform can devolve into a digital free-for-all, where harmful speech, scams, and unprofessional conduct thrive.
—Amy Blankson, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The offscreen feud became public in August 2016, when Johnson shared a social media post, which has since been deleted, that mentioned that some of his male costars had been unprofessional.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Unprofessional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unprofessional. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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