unprofessionaladjective
uk/ˌʌn.prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/us/ˌʌn.prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/C1 not showing the standard of behaviour or skill that is expected of a person in a skilled job:
Doctor Rivers was charged with unprofessional conduct and improper use of dangerous drugs.
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- She was doing her best to help, but her manner was a bit unprofessional.
- I know she felt annoyed, but that angry outburst was totally unprofessional.
- It's a bit unprofessional to talk about other members of staff like that.
- I hope she didn't think I was being unprofessional.
- It's very unprofessional to let your private life spill over into your working life.
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Types of employment
- administrative
- administrative assistant
- at the coalface idiom
- backroom boys
- blue-collar
- clerk
- honorary
- lackey
- managerial
- menial
- NEET
- off-duty
- probation
- professionally
- shiftwork
- short time
- skilled
- slave labour
- subcontractor
- wilderness
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Bad and wrong behaviour
unprofessionally
adverb uk/ˌʌn.prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl.i/us/ˌʌn.prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl.i/