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dilettantish en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English dilettante Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English dilettantish From dilettante + -ish.

Meanings

1. amateurish
   • Do what I say now, not what I do The dilettantish peekaboo 2006, J. G. Thirlwell, “Sieve”, in Damp, performed by Foetus:
   • 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— 1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:

Forms

Deriveds

dilettantishly

Translations (8)

it diilettantesco (amateurish) · pl dyletancki (amateurish) · fi diletanttimainen (amateurish) · ru дилета́нтский (amateurish) · it dilettantistico (amateurish) · sv amatörmässig (amateurish) · uk дилета́нтський (amateurish) · be дылета́нцкі (amateurish)