Meaning of unprofessionality | Babel Free
Examples
“We want⟳ no other advertising than facts known; this we do want⟳, and—if we mistake⟳ not the marked inquietude of the “dignified silence” with which the youth and energy of our profession is wont to “wait⟳ for the world to come⟳ to them”—we will have⟳ it. The supercilious and such as can afford⟳ it, may raise⟳ the hue and cry⟳ of unprofessionality! may quack quackery and quacks! may play⟳ on their harp of a thousand strings” (the m-e-d-i-c-a-l profession!) and make⟳ asses of themselves, may ignore⟳ circumstances calling for more energy, effort, advertising to secure business than they put⟳ forth; […]”
“An unprofessional nurse casts a slur upon her school, for unprofessionality breeds carelessness.”
“It was Jay, once he had matriculated as a journalism major and duly signed on with the Hopkins News-Letter, who pointed out to me the unprofessionality of our department’s program⟳ in that line and the particular meaninglessness of my majoring therein, as I evidently had no taste⟳ for newspaper work⟳.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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