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jacklegadjective being such only for recreationa toolshed that can be built by any jackleg carpenter who's capable of hitting a nail without smashing his thumb amateur, avocational, backyard, nonprofessional, Sunday naive(or naïve), primitive, self-taughtamateurish, dilettante, inexperienced, inexpert, unprofessional, unskilleduninitiated, unprepared, unqualified, unschooled, untaught, untrained, untutoredpart-time, weekend lacking or showing a lack of expert skillhe did such a jackleg installation of that door frame that now the door won't shut amateur, amateurish, dilettante, dilettantish, inexperienced, inexpert, nonprofessional, unprofessional, unskilled, unskillful curbstone, self-taught, uninitiated, unprepared, unqualified, unschooled, untaught, untrained, untutoredawkward, clumsy, ham-fisted, ham-handed, heavy-handedcrude, defective, faulty, flawed, primitive, unfinished, unpolishedbeginning, entry-level, fresh, green, new, raw, unseasoned, untested, untried, would-beincapable, incompetent, talentless, unable, unfit, ungifted, untalented ace, adept, consummate, crackerjack, expert, master, masterful, masterly, professional, virtuosic, virtuoso able, accomplished, capable, competent, dexterous(also dextrous), gifted, habile, handsome, proficient, skilled, skillful, talentedexperienced, practiced(also practised), seasoned, veteraneducated, fitted, initiated, knowledgeable, prepared, qualified, schooled, taught, trained, tutored, versedall-around(also all-round), ambidextrous, versatile, well-roundedfinished, polished, slick having or showing lowered moral character or standardsa jackleg lawyer whose clients consist mainly of drug dealers and child molesters corrupt, debased, debauched, decadent, degenerate, degraded, demoralized, depraved, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, loose, perverse, perverted, rakehell(or rakehelly), rakish, reprobate, sick, unclean, unwholesome, warped bent(chiefly British), crooked, cutthroat, dishonest, unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulouscontaminated, spoiled, taintedbad, evil, immoral, iniquitous, miscreant, nefarious, sinful, vicious, wicked pure, uncorrupt, uncorrupted incorruptibleethical, honest, principledgood, moral, righteous, virtuous jacklegnouna person who lacks experience and competence in an art or scienceyou can't rely on a bunch of jacklegs to run your dairy farm amateur, hack, hacker, inexpert, trifler beginner, freshman, greenhorn, kid, learner, neophyte, newcomer, novice, rookie, tenderfoot, tyro ace, adept, crackerjack(also crackajack), craftsman, expert, hand, master, past master, shark, sharp maestro, virtuoso, whiz, wizardold hand, old-timer, vet, veteran in 1833 |