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unprofessional

[uhn-pruh-fesh-uh-nl] Origin

un·pro·fes·sion·al

[uhn-pruh-fesh-uh-nl]
adjective
1.
not professional; not pertaining to or characteristic of a profession.
2.
at variance with or contrary to professional standards or ethics; not befitting members of a profession, as language, behavior, or conduct.
3.
not belonging to a profession; nonprofessional.
4.
not done with professional competence, as a play staged or an opera performed by amateurs; amateurish.
5.
Sports. nonprofessional (def. 2).
noun
6.
a person who is not a professional; amateur.

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Unprofessional has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)

Origin:
1800–10; un-1 + professional

un·pro·fes·sion·al·ism, noun
un·pro·fes·sion·al·ly, adverb
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unprofessional (ˌʌnprəˈfɛʃənəl)
 
adj
1.  contrary to the accepted code of conduct of a profession
2.  amateur
3.  not belonging to or having the required qualifications for a profession
 
unpro'fessionally
 
adv

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unprofessional
1806, from un- (1) "not" + professional.
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