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Meanings of unprofessional in English

Not characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession.

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Usage of unprofessional in English
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Looking back, I still can't believe how unprofessional the news media was.
World war z: an oral history of the zombie war
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But such maunderings were unprofessional, not to mention unproductive, and therefore dangerous.
Logos Run
3
The commissioner, Anthony Hill, said the nurse's conduct was unethical and unprofessional.
Radio NZ
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How do you write from a personal perspective without seeming completely unprofessional?
Wired
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I am in no way saying that our natural hair is unprofessional.
Ebony
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Your demeanor is unprofessional and reflects badly upon the state of Wisconsin.
Black house
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She will need to clean out unprofessional staff and bad management practices.
The Irish Times
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I acknowledge that my actions were totally unprofessional, with or without provocation.
The Guardian
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They'll shadow Pitt and try to look like your people...so sloppy...and unprofessional.
Monster Hunter Vendetta
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My first reaction was to shriek, but that would probably be unprofessional.
One for the money
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Team One was proving extremely unprofessional, bickering like a pair of adolescents.
Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
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Mrs. Preston stood his questioning eyes as he delivered this unprofessional opinion.
The Web of Life
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But it seems a little unprofessional, as long as he backs off.
Skin Game
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Fans with laptops are as professionally uncool as they are emotionally unprofessional.
The Guardian
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While he's putting a lot of it on, it's embarrassing and unprofessional.
The Irish Times
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But what professional matter could have come up at that unprofessional hour?
The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton — Part 1
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