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  • 61unethical — I adjective corrupt, corruptible, dishonest, dishonorable, disreputable, ignoble, immoral, inglorious, questionable, shady, uncommendable, unconscionable, underhanded, unfair, unprincipled, unprofessional, unscrupulous, unworthy, wrong II index… …

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  • 62indiscreet — I adjective careless, culpable, hasty, heedless, ill judged, impetuous, impolitic, improvident, imprudent, impulsive, incautious, inconsiderate, indiscriminating, inexpedient, injudicious, inopportune, lacking prudence, misadvised, precipitate,… …

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  • 63non-professional — UK US (also nonprofessional) adjective ► used to describe someone who does something not as their job but because they are interested in it: »There are certain indicators that signal an upturn that may not be obvious to non professional investors …

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  • 64idiotic — (adj.) 1713, from L.L. idioticus uneducated, ignorant, in classical Latin, of an ordinary person, from Gk. idiotikos unprofessional, unskilled; not done by rules of art, unprofessional, from idiotes (see IDIOT (Cf. idiot)). Idiotical is from… …

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  • 65bush — bush1 [boosh] n. [ME < OE busc (in place names) < WGmc * busk ; ME busk, bosk < ML boscus < Frank busk, of same WGmc orig.] 1. a woody plant having many stems branching out low instead of one main stem or trunk; shrub 2. a thicket of… …

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  • 66un´pro|fes´sion|al|ly — un|pro|fes|sion|al «UHN pruh FEHSH uh nuhl, FEHSH nuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. contrary to professional etiquette; unbecoming in members of a profession: »It would be unprofessional for a doctor to speak publicly of a patient s personal… …

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  • 67un|pro|fes|sion|al — «UHN pruh FEHSH uh nuhl, FEHSH nuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. contrary to professional etiquette; unbecoming in members of a profession: »It would be unprofessional for a doctor to speak publicly of a patient s personal problems. 2. not having… …

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  • 68Inofficial — In of*fi cial, a. Not official; not having official sanction or authority; unofficial; not according to the forms or ceremony of official business; as, inofficial intelligence. [1913 Webster] Pinckney and Marshall would not make inofficial visits …

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  • 69Lay — Lay, a. [F. lai, L. laicus, Gr. ? of or from the people, lay, from ?, ?, people. Cf. {Laic}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother. [1913 Webster] 2. Not educated or… …

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  • 70Lay baptism — Lay Lay, a. [F. lai, L. laicus, Gr. ? of or from the people, lay, from ?, ?, people. Cf. {Laic}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother. [1913 Webster] 2. Not educated or… …

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