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Etymology

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rookie +‎ -like

Adjective

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rookielike (comparative more rookielike, superlative most rookielike)

  1. Characteristic of a rookie; amateurish, naive.
    • 2007 August 19, Karen Crouse, “No Shortage of Culprits in Meltdown by the Jets”, in New York Times[1]:
      Chad Pennington, the Jets’ usually cool-headed veteran quarterback, made two rookielike mistakes in the first quarter, which resulted in Vikings scores.