dilettantish

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A former electronics whiz kid, he has squandered his youth on dilettantish studies in physics and anthropology, followed by a series of botched get-rich-quick schemes.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 15, 2019

And my admiration for James Levine's conducting has been mostly of the dilettantish variety.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2018

Even so, you may find yourself cheering her on as she begins to jettison the trappings of a dilettantish rich kid and morphs into a thoughtful artist.

From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2017

Aside from a few of his almost universally praised projects, Johnson has been regarded by some critics and fellow architects as dilettantish, more slave to fashion than serious practitioner.

From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2010

As they saw the new professor walking over the farm in a dilettantish way, superintending operations with gloved hands, and never touching any implement, doubts arose which soon ripened into skepticism.

From Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1 by White, Andrew Dickson