as in inexperienced
lacking or showing a lack of expert skill
an unprofessional carelessness about the accuracy of the news story
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Recent Examples of unprofessional
In its latest report on Chinese military power, the Pentagon accused China of using unsafe and unprofessional measures against ships of other claimant nations.
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Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Bold colors, graphics, fonts, or formats can also be confusing and look unprofessional.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Methanol can be an unintended byproduct of unprofessional distillation.
—Rod McGuirk, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Sending that video link displayed a level of poor judgment and unprofessional behavior that are very uncharacteristic of my 14 years of public service to the state of Arkansas.
—Worth Sparkman, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Bold colors, graphics, fonts, or formats can also be confusing and look unprofessional.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Methanol can be an unintended byproduct of unprofessional distillation.
—Rod McGuirk, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Sending that video link displayed a level of poor judgment and unprofessional behavior that are very uncharacteristic of my 14 years of public service to the state of Arkansas.
—Worth Sparkman, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Unprofessional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprofessional. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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