unseemännisch
Translation
unseamanlike
Examples
Das Manöver war unseemännisch und gefährlich.
The maneuver was unseamanlike and dangerous.
Grammar Patterns
predicative: ((sth.)) is unseamanlike The maneuver was unseamanlike.
attributive: an unseamanlike ((noun)) He made an unseamanlike maneuver.
Similar Words
Synonyms: unprofessional, amateurish; Antonym: seemännisch
Etymology
From the prefix un- (not) + Seemann (seaman) + -isch (adjective suffix). Literally 'not seaman-like'.
Memory Tips
Think of 'un-' as in 'unprofessional' combined with 'seaman'. An action not worthy of a good seaman.