Noun
- 1. dabbler, dilettante, sciolist, amateur
- usage: an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
Adjective
- 1. dilettante, dilettantish, dilettanteish, sciolistic, superficial (vs. profound)
- usage: showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish; "his dilettantish efforts at painting"
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