rookielike en · ADJ
Etymology
From rookie + -like.
Meanings
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Characteristic of a rookie; amateurish, naive.
Chad Pennington, the Jets’ usually cool-headed veteran quarterback, made two rookielike mistakes in the first quarter, which resulted in Vikings scores.
2007 August 19, Karen Crouse, “No Shortage of Culprits in Meltdown by the Jets”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most rookielike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more rookielike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |