unprofessional
adjective
un·pro·fes·sion·al
ˌən-prə-ˈfesh-nəl 
-ˈfe-shə-nᵊl
: not exhibiting a courteous, conscientious, or generally businesslike manner in the workplace : not professional
unprofessional attire
unprofessional comments
Examples of unprofessional in a Sentence
an unprofessional carelessness about the accuracy of the news story
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The firings at some agencies were conducted in such a haphazard and unprofessional manner, leaving Trump administration officials scrambling.
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Mordechai Gordon, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
Judge Ana Reyes is well known as a wildly unprofessional judge who routinely abuses her power in the court room.
—Andrew Stanton, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Mahmoud described the conditions as inhuman and unprofessional, saying he was shoved and kicked by prison guards and police inside the Russian Compound, where he was held.
—Leila Fadel, NPR, 14 Feb. 2025
Almost all agreed that at the very least, the caterer was unprofessional — which would be grounds enough to ask for a refund.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
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Mordechai Gordon, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
Judge Ana Reyes is well known as a wildly unprofessional judge who routinely abuses her power in the court room.
—Andrew Stanton, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Mahmoud described the conditions as inhuman and unprofessional, saying he was shoved and kicked by prison guards and police inside the Russian Compound, where he was held.
—Leila Fadel, NPR, 14 Feb. 2025
Almost all agreed that at the very least, the caterer was unprofessional — which would be grounds enough to ask for a refund.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unprofessional
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“Unprofessional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unprofessional. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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