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

Over this eventually quite monotonous 16-year stretch, Australia approached every Ashes series on a war footing, England with the dilettantish skip of an afternoon trip to the patisserie.

From The Guardian • Jul. 9, 2015

His dilettantish manner was gone for good, as was also his foppish beard.

From Molly Brown of Kentucky by Speed, Nell